AIX using Ultrix printer on the network
Francis Demierre
francis at hslrswi.UUCP
Sun Mar 4 13:08:48 AEST 1990
In article <9002151720.AA16839 at decwrl.dec.com> paine at fungus.enet.dec.com (Willy Paine) writes:
>
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>I have printer "blzzrd" owned by Ultrix machine "fungus". I want to
>print out of "blzzrd" from AIX command over the network. I could not
>figure it out. Just want to locate and setup network files and also
>to use AIX commands to print over the network.
>
>Thanks in advanced...
>
>willy
>
>uunet!fungus.enet.dec.com!paine
>uunet!fungus.zso.dec.com!paine
>
The file to customize is '/etc/qconfig' where you should include a stanza
for your printer.
An example:
blzzrd:
argname = blzzrd
friend = FALSE
device = dblzzrd
dblzzrd:
file = /dev/<something>
header = always
align = TRUE
backend = /usr/bin/lprbe -statusfile=/usr/spool/lpd/blzzrd/status
-pserver=fungus -pqueue=blzzrd -naix
Then, as super-user, you should give the command 'print -rr' such as qconfig
is re-read by the lpd deamon. Then ( I'm not sure it's needed),
'print -du blzzrd' to bring the queue up. Then you should be able to print
using 'print blzzrd <filename>'.
To be able to print on fungus, your machine also needs to be registered in
the fungus '/etc/hosts.equiv' file. (And, of course, 'fungus' must be
in your '/etc/hosts' database unless you use another machine as 'nameserver')
I think, if you include a 'printserver <fungus internet address>' statement
in your '/etc/hosts' databaase and you use 'print <filename>', the file
will be printed on the fungus default printer (Not sure of that one, try).
I have the same kind of entry on my RT (AIX 2.1.1) for a PostScript printer
on a ULTRIX machine; works fine.
I hope this helps....
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