Xerox 5222 System Administration Manual page 237

SunOS
Follow the steps below to set up a SunOS workstation to communicate with the
machine.
1.
Log in at a client workstation as root and add the machine to the /etc/hosts file.
For example:
NOTE: If an NIS server is running on the same segment of the network as the
machine, log in at the NIS server as root and add the machine to the master hosts file.
For example:
2.
Verify connectivity to the machine, by using a UNIX command such as ping, as
shown in the following example:
3.
Edit the /etc/printcap file to contain an entry for the machine queue using the
following example:
1) PrinterName is the local client name of the machine.
2) lp= is the local device name for the printer output. For remote printers, this
NOTE: The recommended remote queue name is lp.
3) rm= is the remote device. This is the IP hostname for the machine on the local
4) mx#0 indicates that there is no limit on the document size.
5) sd= is the path to the queue for the machine.
6) lf= is the error log file name.
4.
The machine can be designated as the default print queue. It will then be
unnecessary to include the PrinterName in the lpr command line.
1) To designate the machine as the default print queue, add the following to the
5.
Create the spool directory identified in the printcap file and set the access
attributes, as shown in the example below. The spool directory should be located
IP address [tab] PrinterName
IP address [tab] PrinterName
ping PrinterName
PrinterName is alive
PrinterName:\
:lp=:\
:rm=PrinterName:\
:mx#0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/PrinterName:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/PrinterName/log:
parameter must be set to nothing.
client. The remote printer name defaults to lp, the default printer.
/etc/printcap file. This is an addition to the information entered in the previous
step.
lp PrinterName:\
:lp=:\
:rm=PrinterName:\
:mx#0:\
:sd-/var/spool/lpd/PrinterName:
UNIX TCP/IP
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