Operation

After setting up the card, you can use the lpr command from any host to direct a print file to the Ethernet Card. The card does not have to interpret any of the incoming print data, allowing binary image files, font download files, as well as ASCII text to be printed transparently.

The interface card can handle many separate communication channels simultaneously. Unless coupled with a compatible spooling unit, the Ethernet Card will not have any disk-spooling capability, so incoming print requests from other hosts when the card is already servicing a print job are “stacked,” and serviced in rotation.

The Ethernet Card will respond to an lpq print query by sending back details of the current print job, as well as all stacked prints. If a connection request is received after all available connections are taken up, the card will not respond to the connection attempt.

Note:

An lpr enquiry may show “missing” stack entries; for example, only jobs 2, 5, and 7 appear. The missing entries (3, 4, and 6) will be print jobs sent by a different protocol, such as Novell or EtherTalk.

Printing a file

At the prompt, type (example):

lpr -Allison filename or Ip - d Allison

Using UNIX 5-5