Lpd on bsd – LevelOne FPS-3002USB User Manual

Page 76

Advertising
background image

Unix

LPD on BSD

Before continuing, ensure that an IP Address has been assigned to the LevelOne Printer Server.
Remember the following:

The remote host name is the name of the LevelOne Printer Server.

The remote printer name is the logical printer (e.g. L1) on the LevelOne Printer Server.

If asked for the LPD type, enter the service type as BSD.

In the sample commands shown, printer_name is the Print Queue serviced by the logical

printer on the LevelOne Printer Server, and Spooler_dir is the name of the directory,
which is used to spool the print jobs.

Procedure

Action Sample

Command

Create a spooling directory

mkdir /usr/spool/Spooler_dir

Set spooling daemon as owner
of this directory

chown daemon /usr/spool/Spooler_dir

Create read/write permissions

chmod 775 /usr/spool/Spooler_dir

Give permissions to LPD
processes

chgrp daemon /usr/spool/Spooler_dir

Add remote printer(s)

See below

Start lpc print mechanism lpc

start

printer_name

Adding Remote Printers

A remote printer is added by inserting the following line in the /etc/printcap file.

The entry is really one line, but can be entered as shown.
Use a TAB character where shown.

Printer_name|Remote_Printer_Alias:\
[T

AB

] :lp=:\

[T

AB

] :rm=PS_NAME:\

[T

AB

] :rp=Logical_Printer_name:\

[T

AB

] :sd=Spooler_directory:\

[T

AB

] :mx#0:

Where:

Printer_name is the Print Queue name used to store jobs for the corresponding logical
printer.
PS_NAME is the LevelOne Printer Server name defined in /etc/hosts.
Logical_Printer_name is the logical printer name on the LevelOne Printer Server. (e.g. L1)
Spooler_directory is the directory you created in Step 6.

- 73 -

Advertising
This manual is related to the following products: