The solution to my problem was simpler than I expected. You just have to define
the 'rp' and 'rm' switches in the printcap file to point to the remote host and
the printer device .
Thanks to all for responding to my querry. I got the following replies:
----------------"Robert L. McMillin" <rlm_at_syseca-us.com> wrote--------
There is no device. You just add it like any other networked printer, which is
to say, you only need the rm and rp entries in the printcap.
---------"Craig C. Hopewell" <chopewel_at_redwood.dn.hac.com> wrote------
Use "setup" to add like a normal printer, most defaults are ok, ie,
sd, lf, lp.
Example:
# Network Printer for CSD
csdlj4|lp3|csdlj4:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lp3err:\
:lp=:\
:rm=csdlj4:\
:rp=csdlj4:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd3:
--------- Matt Moore <moore_at_shemp.bucks.edu> wrote -------------------
Here's my /etc/printcap:
lj1_text|text1:\
:lp=:\
:rm=F157_laser:\
:rp=text:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lj1_text:
lj1_raw|raw1:\
:lp=:\
:rm=F157_laser:\
:rp=raw:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lj1_raw:
I use the text queue for ASCII files and the raw queue for PostScript
files. Just assign the name (F157_laser in this case) to the IP address
in the /etc/hosts file and create the necessary directories. Make sure
to chown them to daemon:daemon. Very simple. No need for lprsetup.
---------------------------My original question-----------------------
Dear managers
I have a job at hand of configuring a networked printer (i.e a
printer
attached to the network using ethernet interface) on a alpha2100 machine
running DU3.2c. What will be the device name? Is it added like a normal
printer
using lprsetup ?
Thanks for any help in advance.
------------------------------ END ---------------------------------
regards
Rajesh Kapoor
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Received on Sat Feb 01 1997 - 20:50:21 NZDT