Manual Selection Of Filters; Installing And Printing On Solaris 1.X And Osf1/Alpha Systems - Minolta PageWorks Pro 18 User Manual

6.2 UNIX Printing

6.2.3.3 Manual Selection of Filters

The NIC ships with an input filter called
called
psbanner
You may wish to change
printcap file. The following is a sample printcap entry using these
filters:
<printer_name> | NIC printer:\
6.2.3.4 Installing and Printing on Solaris 1.X and
OSF1/ALPHA Systems
1. Run the Installation script by typing:
#nicinst
The script automatically downloads the correct NIC utilities
for your particular system and prompts you for information
as needed.
2. "What is the node name of the Print Server unit? "
Type the node name entered in /etc/hosts. For example:
printfast
3. "What is the printer name?"
Type the desired printer name and press
4. Your screen will now display the information you provided to
the install script. For example:
Node name of the NIC: printfast
Printer name to be used: <printer_name>
The printer is attached on: PORT 1
You are asked to OK this configuration. Type
.
Enter
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to print PostScript banners.
or
infilter
:lp=/dev/nic/<printer_name>:\
:if=/usr/nic/psfilter:\
:of=/usr/nic/psbanner:\
:sd=/usr/spool/<printer_name>:
and press .
Enter
and an output filter
psfilter
entries in the /etc/
outfilter
Enter
yes or no
.
and press