IBM 6400-I15 User Manual - Page 87
Manual System V Host Setup, Manual LPR/LPD Host Setup
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Manual System V Host Setup This setup involves any Unix operating system using System V print spooling (e.g. SCO, Solaris, HP/UX, DG/UX, etc.). This means an interface file is used for each defined printer and in the case of any System V print setup involving a Ethernet Interface, the RSHD protocol is used to transfer data from the host to the print server. To manually configure a new System V printer on a Unix station: Create a dummy device file that acts as a locking mechanism between contending print jobs. Syntax: touch /dev/EthernetInterfacename.portname where EthernetInterfacename is the host or IP name of the print server and portname is one of its four I/O ports. Example: touch /dev/spike.prn Manual LPR/LPD Host Setup The Ethernet Interface also supports Unix operating systems which follow a BSD print system (e.g. SunOS 4.1.x). This means a printcap file is used to define all printers available on the host and interface scripts are not commonly used. Instead, LPR/LPD printers are defined. To manually configure an LPR/LPD printer on a BSD Unix system: 1. Define an entry for this new printer within the printcap file, /etc/printcap. Syntax: printername: :sh:pw#80:mx#0:\ :rm=EthernetInterfacename:\ :rp=EthernetInterfacedestination:\ :lp=:\ :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/printername:\ Unix Confuiguration 5-9