1 - 12 UNIX PRINTING
Use the following one-line OS/400 command to create the LPD
queue:
CRTOUTQ OUTQ(<queuename> RMSTSYS
(*INTNETADR) RMTPRTQ(<service>)
AUTOSTRWTR(1) CNNTYPE(*IP) DESTTYPE (*OTHER)
MFRTYPMDL (<driver>)
INTNETADR('<ipaddress>') TEXT
('<description>')
where
<queuename>
is the new AS/400 print queue name,
<service>
is the Print/Fax server service name (BINARY_P1 or
TEXT_P1)
<driver>
is the OS/400 printer driver name (*HP4 is
recommended if in doubt), and
<ipaddress>
is the IP address of
the Print/Fax server. Note that the IP address and description must
be enclosed in single quotes.
Other Systems
Other systems use similar programs to set up Print/Fax servers.
These programs will generally ask for the following information:
Technical support specialists for these companies can usually
answer configuration questions if you provide them with the
equivalent UNIX configuration information (tell them that the Print/
Fax server looks like a remote UNIX host computer running the lpd
line printer daemon).
Requested information: You should use:
remote printer Binary or Text service name
remote host computer name Any name (must match the
name in the printcap file, if any)
or in some cases, you may enter
the Print/Fax server IP address
here
remote host IP address IP address of Print/Fax server.