Ethernet Configuration For Aix 4 - InfoPrint 6500 Series User Manual

2. Create the spool directory specified by the sd= entry in the printcap entry
3. Create the log and account files specified by the lf= and af= entries in
4. Change permissions and ownership on the spool directory and everything
5. Start the printer daemon for this new printer.
You now have a new printer which relies on LPR/LPD to print to a ethernet
printer. Use the following command to test printing:
Syntax:
lpr -P printername filename
Example:
lpr -P 6500-V /etc/hosts

Ethernet Configuration for AIX 4

Before you set up the printer, it is good to know the ways a print job can be
filtered.
1. Standard processing. Filtering is done on the printer with no processing
2. Local Filtering. Filtering is done on the host. AIX does not offer formal
NOTE: The generic driver does not perform local filtering.
Standard Processing
1. Enter SMIT select devices.
2. Select Printer/Plotter.
3. Select Print Spooling.
4. Add a Remote Print Queue.
5. Set the type of Remote Printing to Standard processing.
6. Enter the following Remote printer settings:
for this printer.
Example:
touch /usr/spool/lpd/ 6500-V
the printcap entry for this printer.
Example:
touch /usr/spool/lpd/6500-V/log
touch /usr/spool/lpd/6500-V/acct
within it.
Example:
chmod -R g+rwX,o+rX /usr/spool/lpd/ 6500-V
chmod -R daemon.daemon /usr/spool/lpd/ 6500-V
Example:
lpc start 6500-V
on the host.
drivers for the available emulations. If no custom drivers are available,
use the generic driver on AIX.
Manual LPR/LPD Host Setup
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