Printing with unix, Using lpd to print, Printing with unix -45 – Canon W8400 User Manual
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Printing with UNIX
Chapter 3
Printing by Objective
Chapter 7
Operating the
Function Menu
Printing with UNIX
Using LPD to Print
This section describes printing with LPD.
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Log on to a workstation as root.
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Set up the spooling system.
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Settings Example Using Solaris 9:
Start the admintool utility.
Select Browse / Printers.
Select Edit / Add / Access to Printer.
Enter the Printer Name and Print Server
name according to the naming conventions.
Press the OK button.
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Setting Example Using Red Hat Linux:
Start the Printer Configuration utility on the
control panel.
Select Add / Other UNIX (lpd) queue / OK.
Enter the desired printer name, printer IP
address or name, and “lp” in Printer Name,
Remote Host, and Remote Queue.
If you are using a filter, select the filter.
If there is no filter for the printer, you can temporarily
select any filter, shut down the Printer Configuration
Utility, and then change the postscript.cfg file in the
spool directory so it matches your printer. For
details, refer to the Ghostscript manual.
Note
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The admintool utility is bundled with the OS. For
details of use, refer to the relevant OS manual.
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The above configuration procedures were examples.
The actual configuration procedure may vary
depending on your environment.
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This completes the printing settings.