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6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the
Host
The proce dure you use to conf igure your Un ix host( s)
to a llow pr inting to your net wor k r e mote pr int ser ver var ies
be tween dif fer ent var ieties of Unix. The proce dure be lo w
c an be use d f or Unix var ia nts tha t are re late d to BSD Unix,
s uch as SunOS or Lin ux. For othe r ver s ions of Unix,
c onsult your s yste m doc umentat ion, kee ping in mind that :
1. The pr int s er ver should be tre ate d a s a BSD
ne twor ke d pr int s er ver host.
2. The hos t na me should be the na me (or IP a ddres s)
that you ha ve as s igne d t o the pr int se rver.
3. The pr inter na me ( or q ueue na me ) on the r e mote
host should be lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3 , t he na me of the pr inter
port on the pr int ser ver.
You will nee d t o per for m the ta s ks below, logged in as
the superus er ( root) . To c onf igur e your Unix host for
pr int ing,
1. Optiona lly, ass ign a na me c or r esponding t o the
pr int se r ver ’s IP a ddre ss. You ca n a dd this a ddr ess to the
/etc /hos ts f ile , by adding a line suc h a s:
203.66.191.186 pserver
2. Cr eate a spool direc tor y for t he printer in the sa me
direc tor y wher e s pool d ire c tor ies ar e nor ma lly ke pt on the
mach ine, s uc h as / var /spo ol or /var /s pool/ lpd: