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TCP/IP LPR Port Printing Installation
10 7 - 10
Linux
The Print Server can work under any Linux-based systems, including Slackware, RedHat, etc, without any
problems.
Basically, the Linux's printing system is based on BSD system. Although many commercial Linux systems are
available in the market and their commands will vary slightly, depending upon which version is used, the
functionality of the Linux-based variants is exactly the same.
Following are the outlined procedures (recommended for all users) on Red Hat Linux 7.2/7.3 with X-Window
system installed.
a. Make sure that the TCP/IP is well configured on your RedHat system, including network interface
card's driver and IP-related settings say, IP address, subnet mask, and gateway IP).
b. Log in root.
c. Assign Print Server an IP address. At shell mode:
c.1. arp -s <the IP address you want to assign to the Print Server> < Print Server 's Node ID>
c.2. Execute tftp < Print Server 's IP> get config.txt and quit tftp.
c.3. Edit the config.txt and modify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway IP. When done, save
the config.txt.
c.4. Execute tftp <Print Server 's IP> put config.txt and quit tftp.
d. Start X-windows by typing startx at the shell mode.
e. Open Printer Configuration.
f. Click New button.
g. Click Next button.
h. In the Queue Name field, type a user-defined name.
i. In the Queue Type field, choose Unix Printer.
j. Click Next button.
k. In the Server field, type the IP of print server.
l. In the Queue field, type a print server’s port name which connect to the printer. For example: lp1.
m. Click Next button.
n. In the Printer field, choose Postscript Printer.
o. Done.