Setting up for SunSoft Solaris 2.4 or later

In the following steps, substitute the name that your printer will be known by for HOSTNAME, and the name by which you want your printer to be known for Rprinter.

1.Add the IP address and printer host name to the \etc\hosts file.

For example:

22.33.44.55 HOSTNAME

2.Define the host name as a print server.

For example:

lpsystem -t bsd HOSTNAME

3.Create the printer.

For example:

lpadmin -p Rprinter -s HOSTNAME\aux-T unknown-1 any

4.Enable the printer for use.

For example: accept Rprinter enable Rprinter

5.To print, use the lp command.

For example:

lp -d RPrinter Print-File-Name

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