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Pi4700e 12-49
Appendix Chapter 12
SCO UNIX
The installation procedure for SCO UNIX is similar to that for HP-UX. The
Network Card solution uses a network direct filter named nicfilter. The sys-
tem invokes nicfilter directly from the printer interface file.
After performing the procedure under Loading the Program, you must
configure the printer and make it known to the lp system.
1
Type the following to run the installation script:
nicinst
The script automatically downloads the appropriate Network Card util-
ities for your system and displays questions to prompt you for the in-
formation it needs.
2
Select your system you are using from the list of options that appears
and then press .
1) AT&T/SVR4; 386
2) SCO UNIX System V
3) None of the above
3
What is the node name of the Network Card?
Input the host name recorded in
/etc/hosts
and then press . For
example, type
printfast
.
4
What is the printer name for this Network Card-linked printer?
Type the printer name and press .
5
Here, the script displays the information you have input up to this point.
Node name of the Printer Server Card: printfast
Printer name to be used: <printer name>
The printer is attached on: PORT 1
Check these settings and make sure they are correct. If they are cor-
rect, type
yes
and press . Otherwise, type
no
and press .
6
Is this printer PostScript?
Type
yes
and press if the printer is a PostScript printer. Other-
wise type
no
and press .
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