Lpd/Lpr Printing - Gestetner 1502 Owner's Manual

Send a
7.
network.
For example:
The Network Interface Board will not respond to this
read its IP address from the packets.
8. Turn the printer off and back on again and then send the ping command again to
verify that the print server obtained its IP address. If the Print Server has the
address, the result is a confirmation message:
9. Remove the entry from the
Print Server either by its IP address or by its name.
For example:

7.6.2 lpd/lpr Printing

The /
lpd lpr
you print across a TCP/IP network without installing software on your workstation with
all filtering and banners done by the Network Interface Board. Remote printing uses the
same commands (
The process begins when the
remote ( ) entry in the
rm
for a remote printer by opening a connection with the
system and sending the data file (followed by the control file containing control
information for this job) to the remote system. The printer-based
and prints the job according to information contained in the control file and its own
file.
printcap
The Network Interface Board
filters the data, if possible, so the data can be printed on the printer type you specify.
You can indicate to the Network Interface Board
either:
• Accept the default port setting (PCL, PostScript, and other)
• Change the listed emulations via the Telnet or the HTML pages accessed by MAP
or a Web Browser utility
The following sections give specific
TCP/IP Configuration
command the Network Interface Board to verify it is running on the
ping
ping 192.9.200.200 or
ping printfast
192.9.200.200 is alive
arp -d printfast
is an implementation of the standard UNIX line printer daemon which lets
, ,
lpr lpq lpc
lpr
/etc/printcap
lpd
cache using the following command. Specify the
arp
) as local printing.
call finds a printer on a remote system by looking at the
file for that printer. The
recognizes the format of certain printer emulations and
lpd
/ setup instructions for various systems.
lpd lpr
command but it will
ping
handles a print job
lpr
/ process on the remote
lpd lpr
then filters the data
lpd
what type of printer is attached to by
7.6 UNIX Printing
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