Manual Lpr/Lpd Host Setup - IBM 4400-006 - 4400 Model 006 B/W Direct Thermal User Manual

To manually configure a new System V printer on a Unix station,
create a dummy device file that acts as a locking mechanism
between contending print jobs.
Syntax:
touch /dev/EthernetInterfacename.portname
where EthernetInterfacename is the host or IP name of the print
server and portname is one of its four I/O ports.
Example:
touch /dev/spike.prn

Manual LPR/LPD Host Setup

The Ethernet Interface also supports Unix operating systems which
follow a BSD print system (e.g., SunOS 4.1.x). This means a
printcap file is used to define all printers available on the host, and
interface scripts are not commonly used. Instead, LPR/LPD printers
are defined.
To manually configure an LPR/LPD printer on a BSD Unix system:
1. Define an entry for this new printer within the printcap file, /etc/
printcap.
Syntax:
printername:
:sh:pw#80:mx#0:\
:rm=EthernetInterfacename:\
:rp=EthernetInterfacedestination:\
:lp=:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/printername:\
:lf=/usr/spool/lpd/printername/log:\
:af=/usr/spool/lpd/printername/acct:
where printername is any name you would like to give to this
new printer, EthernetInterfacename is the host or IP name
of the print server, and NICdestination is one of the
pre-defined destinations/queues on the device.
Example:
4400:
:sh:pw#80:mx#0:\
:rm=spike:\
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