[S} Remote printer via LAT

From: Gyula Szemenyei <szemgy_at_rkk.hu>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 12:51:47 +0100 (MET)

Hi Managers,

My original question was:
> We use PathWorks v5.00f under DU 3.2c (I've just upgaraded from 2.0). I
> saved all neccessary PW config files.
>
> I want to reuse our remote printer via lat, so I restored original
> printcap file. The problem is that I cannot define the lat service by
> latc. (I defined but it doesn't work).

Many thanks to Gerhard Nolte <gnolte_at_gwdg.de> who wrote:

Printcap entries are like

msfdpb:\
        :ct=LAT:\
        :lf=/usr/adm/lperr:\
        :lp=/dev/tty0i:\
        :mx#0:\
        :sd=/usr/spool/msfdpb:\
        :if=/usr/local/printing/text2ps:\
        :sb:\
        :sh:\
        :sf:

and following lines define the LAT ports (write it to /sbin/init.d/lat):

# The following line(s) get executed everytime
# '/sbin/init.d/lat start' is executed.
/usr/sbin/latcp -s
/usr/sbin/latcp -A -p tty0i -H MSFDE -R MSFDPB
# and some more LAT printers to start...

stop) #
        /usr/sbin/latcp -h
        /usr/sbin/latcp -D -p tty0i
-----------------

My mistake was that /etc/latstartup.conf file was misconfigured:
latcp -A -p tty07 -H GIGA -R lpt1
was instead of:
latcp -A -p tty07 -H GIGA -V GIGA_LP

where GIGA_LP is the LAT service name on the DOS terminal.

Best regards,
             Gyula Szemenyei

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