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7.4.2.1 Setting Up a BSD Remote Printer to Use lpd/
To set up a remote printer on the host that sends jobs to Network Interface Board using
printer resident lpd, add an entry to the /etc/printcap file on your host for each printer you
use. The steps are described below.
1. Open the /etc/printcap file. Make an entry naming the Network Interface Board as the
remote host and PORT1 as the remote printer name. A typical printcap entry is shown
below:
<printer_name>\
(for example, lprprinter)
:lp=:\
:rm=<remote_host>:\
(for example, name as entered in /etc/hosts)
:rp=PORT1:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/<printer_name>:
(for example, spool directory on system used to spool data
and control files)
This entry will send jobs spooled at /usr/spool/lpd/<printer_name> to the printer designated
<printer_name> to be printed at port 1 (the internal connection to the printer) of the Network
Interface Board designated as <remote_host>.
2. Create the spooling directory. For example, type:
mkdir /usr/spool/lpd/<printer_name>
3. To print via the spooler, use the lpr command. Type:
lpr -P<printer_name> <file_name>
Installation and testing is done. You are now ready to print.
7.5 Running Telnet
The Telnet utility uses the standard remote terminal protocol to configure the IP address,
lpd/lpr printers, and other parameters on your system. Use the following guidelines to run
Telnet. You have the same functionality with the HTML pages accessed by MAP or a Web
Browser, as described in Chapter 3.
• Most often, you make selections from menus by toggling between one choice or another,
by selecting/deselecting or enabling/disabling an item.
• Press Enter, when not selecting an item. This will return you to a previous menu.
• If you do not make a menu selection for 2 minutes, you get a "Two Minute Warning" that
within 2 more minutes your Telnet session will end. This ensures that one user does not
leave a session idle for too long.