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Adding Remote Printers
A remote printer is added by inserting the following line in the /etc/printcap file.
The entry is really one line, but can be entered as
shown. Use a TAB character where shown.
printer_name|Remote_Printer_Alias:\
[T
AB] :lp=:\
[T
AB] :rm=PS_NAME:\
[T
AB] :rp=Logical_Printer_name:\
[T
AB] :sd=Spooler_directory:\
[T
AB] :mx#0:
Where:
printer_name is the Print Queue name used to store jobs for the corresponding logical
printer
PS_NAME is the LevelOne Printer Server name defined in /etc/hosts
Logical_Printer_name is the logical printer name on the LevelOne Printer Server
(L1..L3 or L1..L8)
Spooler_directory is the directory you created in Step 6.
Example:
Marketing|RP1_PS123456:\
[T
AB] :lp=:\
[T
AB] :rm=PS_Rm203:\
[T
AB] :rp=L1:\
[T
AB] :sd=/usr/spool/Marketing:\
[T
AB] :mx#0:
Repeat this process for each Logical Printer/Print Queue combination that you wish to
create.
Printing using LPD
For LPD printing instructions, refer to your UNIX manual. The following example is for a
BSD system:
lpr -P printer_name filename
Where:
printer_name is the name of the Print Queue defined on the Unix host.
filename is the name of the file you wish to print.
Example:
lpr -P Marketing /etc/hosts
In the above example, the /etc/hosts file is sent to the printer queue Marketing. It will then
be sent to the logical printer associated with this queue.
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