Lpd Configuration; Lpd On Ibm Aix 4.15 - Motorola WPS870G User Manual

User Guide

LPD Configuration

Configuration for the most common platforms is described below.

LPD on IBM AIX 4.15

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