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6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address
To verify that your print server is responding to the newly
assigned IP address using a PING command:
ping ip-address
6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the
Host
The procedure you use to configure your Unix host(s) to
allow printing to your network remote print server varies
between different varieties of Unix. The procedure below
can be used for Unix variants that are related to BSD Unix,
such as SunOS or Linux. For other versions of Unix,
consult your system documentation, keeping in mind that:
1. The print server should be treated as a BSD networked
print server host.
2. The host name should be the name (or IP address)
that you have assigned to the print server.
3. The printer name (or queue name) on the remote host
should be lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3, the name of the printer
port on the print server.
You will need to perform the tasks below, logged in as the
superuser (root). To configure your Unix host for printing,