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MPS/LPS User Guide, TCP/IP Configuration, Configuring Remote Printer

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MPS/LPS User Guide 4: TCP/IP Configuration You can print to this queue using normal lp syntax once the remote printer is set up. To create a remote printer: 1. Issue the rlpconf command. 2. Answer the questions that follow. Figure 9: Configuring Remote Printer Remote Printing Configuration Enter information for remoteprintersor local printers accepting remote printing requests Please enter the printer name (q to quit): backupprinter Is printer backupprinter a remote printer or a local printer? (r/l) r Please enter the name of the remote host that backupprinter is attached to: MPS_xxxxxx The backupprinter is connected to host MPS_xxxxxx. Is this correct? (y/n) y Would you like this to be the sys.default printer? (y/n) y Make sure your hostname appears in MPS_PRT's /etc/hosts.equivor or / etc/hosts:lpd file. Make sure backupprinter appears in /etc/printcap (in BSD format). Make sure backupprinter has a spool directory on MPS_PRT. Putting the printer in printer description file and creating spool directory... done Updating LP information... done In the example, the printer name is your MPS service name, and the remote host name is the name of your MPS as it is listed in your hosts file. During initial configuration, the queue name must be the same as the remote printer name. However, you may change the queue name later by manually editing the printcap file. 4-11

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MPS/LPS User Guide
4: TCP/IP Configuration
4-11
You can print to this queue using normal lp syntax once the remote
printer is set up. To create a remote printer:
1.
Issue the
rlpconf
command.
2.
Answer the questions that follow.
Figure 9:
Configuring Remote Printer
Remote Printing Configuration
Enter information for remoteprintersor local
printers accepting remote
printing requests
Please enter the printer name (q to quit):
backupprinter
Is printer backupprinter a remote printer or a
local printer? (r/l) r
Please enter the name of the remote host that
backupprinter is attached
to: MPS_xxxxxx
The backupprinter is connected to host
MPS_xxxxxx.
Is this correct? (y/n) y
Would you like this to be the sys.default
printer? (y/n) y
Make sure your hostname appears in MPS_PRT’s
/etc/hosts.equivor or /
etc/hosts:lpd file.
Make sure backupprinter appears in /etc/printcap
(in BSD format).
Make sure backupprinter has a spool directory on
MPS_PRT.
Putting the printer in printer description file
and creating spool directory... done
Updating LP information... done
In the example, the printer name is your MPS service name, and
the remote host name is the name of your MPS as it is listed in your
hosts file.
During initial configuration, the queue name must be the same as
the remote printer name. However, you may change the queue
name later by manually editing the
printcap
file.