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8 Enter the printer’s IP name in the Print Server field.
9 Select BSD in the Print Server OS field.
10 Click Add.
11 Choose Modify Printer Set File from the Edit menu.
12 Set File Contents to PostScript.
IMPORTANT
Setting File Contents to anything else will result in errors when
you try to print ASCII or PCL files. The PostScript setting will print all file
types correctly.
13 Confirm that Accept Print Jobs and Enable Print Queue are set to Yes.
14 Click Apply.
15 Exit admintool and test the installation by printing a file.
Configuring Sun OS version 4.1, Ultrix, A/UX, or other BSD systems
1 Log in as
root
.
2 Assign an IP address and IP name to the printer, as described in “Step 3: Assigning an
IP Address to the Printer,” earlier in this chapter.
3 Make sure the printer’s IP name and address are entered in the
/etc/hosts
file.
If you’re using Network Information Service (NIS), see the NIS manual for
instructions on setting up an IP name and address.
4 Make sure the
lpd
daemon is running on the Sun-OS or Ultrix system by typing the
following command at the UNIX prompt:
ps aux | grep lpd
If the lpd daemon is running, you should see output similar to
root 135 0.0 0.0 52 0 ? IW Oct 17 0:01 /usr/lib/lpd
If the lpd daemon is not running, you will not see any output, and you
should start the daemon by logging in as
root and typing this command at
the UNIX prompt:
/usr/lib/lpd
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