Ricoh CL2000N - 420116 Color Laser 16.9PPM Network 64MB Supplement Manual page 14

UNIX Configuration
Note
❒ The /etc/printcap file is used to register the name and attributes of a print-
er. You must make an entry for the network printer in the /etc/printcap
file of all workstations using the network printer.
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❒ Each entry is separated with colons into several fields. The syntax is to be-
gin each entry with a colon, followed by the entry, and then end with a co-
lon, a back slash, and then a return.
❒ The first line of the field is the name of the printer. You use this name when
logging on to a network printer from a workstation. You can define several
different names by separating each name with the "|" character.
❒ The second and following lines contain the printer's attributes. Attributes
of the printer are represented by two character names referred to as capa-
bilities. For more information about capabilities, see the following table.
Capability
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❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Making the spool directory
Create a spool directory under /var/spool/lpd. The name of the spool direc-
tory should be the name of the printer followed by a "d".
Note
❒ The spool directory is used to control the data used for a print job. For ex-
ample, when a print job is created, a temporary copy of the file data used
for printing is created in the spool directory. All workstations accessing the
network printer require a spool directory for the network printer.
❒ A spool directory should be made for every network printer entry listed in
the /etc/printcap file.
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Explanation
Host name of the printer
rp Optional specification
"lp" will be assigned, if the option
is not used.
sd Path name of the spool directory
lf Path name of the log file
Maximum file size which the di-
rectory can copy. When the size is
set to 0, the size is unlimited. If
nothing is entered, the size is set to
1024 k.
Value Required for the Network
Printer.
The host name that was registered
with the /etc/hosts file
Select options for printing. For
more information about available
options, see p.19 "Specifying the
Device Option".
Path name of the spool directory
that is to be created
Path name of the log file.
For example /var/log/lpd-errs
None or something suitable