Using the Ethernet Card

Setting Up for HP-UX Systems

You can use either ftp or rlp (lpr) to print from an HP-UX system. You use the SAM utility to set up both. Before starting SAM, enter a unique IP address and host name in the /etc/hosts file. See “Setting Up the Printer as a Network Device” on page 6-13 for information on assigning an IP address and host name.

RLP setup

On the printer definition page of SAM, use the following settings:

Printer Name

Any name

Remote System Name

Use name in /etc/hosts

Remote Printer Name

Nothing or ‘lps,’ ‘lpaf,’ etc, if

 

using filters

 

 

Remote Council Model

/bin/true

Remote Status Model

/bin/true

Make System Default

Enter as appropriate

Printer Class

Nothing

Restrict Council

Nothing

Remote Printer on BSD system

Nothing

To print, use either rlp or the following:

lpd -d <printer name>

Using FTP with HP-UX

Follow these steps to use ftp with HP-UX:

1.Type the following:

lpshut

lpadmin -p<spooler name> -m<modelscript> -v/dev/ null

accept <spooler name> enable <spooler name> lpsched

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