Lpd Printing - TRENDnet TE100-P1U User Manual

LPD Printing

LPD is a built-in printing protocol for most UNIX systems.
Configuration for the most common platforms is described below.
LPD on IBM AIX 4.15
Before proceeding, ensure that the Print Server has been assigned an IP Address. To setup your
AIX system for LPD printing, perform the following steps.
1. Add the Print Server to /etc/hosts.lpd, using the name you assigned to the Print Server.
2. Start the LPD daemon if it is not running, using the following command:
start src -s qdaemon
3. Start the system administration tool smit and select Print Spooling.
4. Create the required number of queues (one for each logical printer) by selecting:
Add a Print Queue
Remote (Printer attached to Remote Host)
Standard Processing
5. Use the following information:
Field
Name of queue to add
Hostname for remote server
Name of queue on remote
server
Type of print spooler on
remote server
6. Ensure that the logical printers are configured in the Print Server.
7. Print using the following command:
lp -d printer_queue file_name
Where
printer_queue is one of the entries used in Name of queue to add.
file_name is the file you wish to print.
Entry
Use a single-word queue name, which
indicates which printer is attached.
Print Server name as used in /etc/hosts.lpd.
Logical printer number (e.g. L1) to service
this queue.
Use default value. (AIX Version xxx)
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