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Berkeley UNIX Host Configuration
Berkeley UNIX host computers include Linux, Digital Equipment Corporation Digital UNIX,
OSF/1, and ULTRIX; Compaq Tru64 UNIX; SunOS (not Solaris), SCO UNIX; and many others.
Sun Solaris, HP/UX, IBM AIX users should skip to the appropriate sections later in this manual.
Do not use the Linux X-Windows graphical user interface printer configuration utility,
because it does not work with Monarch® print servers. Instead, Linux users should follow
the configuration steps listed in this section.
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♦ SCO UNIX users should use the rlpconf command to create a printer and automatically
configure the /etc/printcap file (you will still need to edit the /etc/hosts file). Enter the print
server's service name (PXRxxxxxx_P1) as the name of the printer and enter the name of the
print server that you assigned in the /etc/hosts file as the remote host name; note that
because this name must be unique for each printer, we recommend using the PXRxxxxxx_P1
service instead of the normal BINARY_P1 service.
1. Edit the /etc/hosts file: (or equivalent local host table). For example:
192.189.207.33 MonarchPrinter
2. Edit the printcap file: An example of a typical entry in the printcap file is:
MonarchPrinter:\
:lp=:\
:rm=MonarchPrinter:\
:rp=BINARY_P1:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/MonarchPrinter:
"MonarchPrinter" is the queuename.
"MonarchPrinter" matches the name in the hosts file.
"BINARY_P1" is the print server's service name.
Note: Use TEXT_P1 instead of BINARY_P1 for text files.
"sd" is the spool directory.
3. Create the spool directory: The lpd spool directory is usually located in the /usr/spool
directory. To create a new spool directory, use the mkdir command; for example:
mkdir /usr/spool/lpd/MonarchPrinter
4. Print using the standard lpr command:
lpr –PMonarchPrinter filename
5. For AT&T based UNIX systems, such as SCO, use the standard lp command:
lp –dMonarchPrinter filename
Sun Solaris Configuration
To use a print server with Sun Solaris, first use the Host Manager in the Admintool utility to add
the print server IP address and name to the /etc/hosts file.
1. Click None - Use /etc files on host.
2. Click Apply.
3. Click Edit and then Add Host.
4. Enter the print server name as the Host Name (this name is anything you want, but should
not have an "_" character in it).
5. Enter the IP address and Ethernet address of the print server (the Ethernet address has
the format aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff)
6. Select Add and then close the Host Manager windows
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