Chapter | 5 | Configuring the Internal Ethernet Adapter for TCP/IP |
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where spike is the Internal Ethernet Adapter’s IP name and d1prn is the destination.
Printing Via the Spooler
Once you know your communications are correct and you can successfully print directly to the printer, you can integrate the spooler.
Interface scripts play important roles in BSD spooling environments and especially with System V print spoolers. BSD systems also provide a remote printing method utilizing the spooler but needs no script or host software.
The following sections elaborate on different spooling environments and provide the steps for full host configuration in various environments. ezsetup or npconfig can be used in most cases to simplify the process.
npr.if Interface Script
The npr.if interface script provided works in most environments, but can be replaced by a custom interface script if you have other requirements. It is usually a UNIX script which reads the parameters from the command line, processes the job according to the parameters, and sends it to the destination.
Two interface scripts, nprbsd.if and nprsysv.if, are shipped in the raw state. Load the appropriate script for your system spooler type and use it in this state if the Internal Ethernet Adapter can do sufficient processing. The Internal Ethernet Adapter contains enough processing options, when they are activated, to handle most processing needs without the need of host software. Thus, host software may be unnecessary and you may turn off all processing options on the host.
NOTE: If you require
Both ezsteup and npconfig utilizes the appropriate interface script by renaming it to nprprintername.if, where printername is the name of the printer on the host.
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