Lpd On Linux - 3Com 3CRWPS10075-US - OfficeConnect Wireless 54Mbps 11g Print Server User Manual

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LPD on Linux

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YSTEMS
where:
Printer_name is the Print Queue name used to store jobs for the
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corresponding logical printer.
PS_NAME is the Print Server name defined in /etc/hosts.
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Logical_Printer_name is the logical printer name on the Print
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Server, for example, L1.
Spooler_directory is the directory you created in Step 6.
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Example:
Marketing|RP1_PS123456:\
[Tab] :lp=:\
[Tab] :rm=PS_Rm203:\
[Tab] :rp=L1:\
[Tab] :sd=/usr/spool/Marketing:\
[Tab] :mx#0:
Repeat this process for each Logical Printer/Print Queue combination that
you wish to create.
If using the command line, the procedure is the same as for System V
(above).
On recent Linux distributions, you can use the graphical X-windows
interface instead of the command line. The procedure is described below,
but may vary according to your version of Linux.
1 Start your X-windows shell.
2 Select Control Panel, then Printer Configuration.
3 Select Add. For the printer type, select Remote Unix (lpd) Queue.
4 Use the following data to complete the resulting dialog.
Field
Name
Spool Directory
File Limit
Data
Enter a name for this printer
/var/spool/lpd/name_of_printer
0 (no limit)