Fujitsu 9045 Unix Host Configuration, Manual System V Host Setup, Manual LPR/LPD Host Setup

Manual System V Host Setup

Unix Host Configuration

There may be times when you would prefer to or have to perform the manual setup steps for a new printer definition. There may also be times when you require a less common print solution such as direct socket capabilities. This section covers these additional setups.

Manual System V Host Setup

This setup involves any Unix operating system using System V print spooling (e.g., SCO, Solaris®, HP-UX®, DG/UX®, etc.). This means an interface file is used for each defined printer and in the case of any System V print setup involving a PrintNet, the RSHD protocol is used to transfer data from the host to the print server.

To manually configure a new System V printer on a Unix station, create a dummy device file that acts as a locking mechanism between contending print jobs.

Syntax:

touch /dev/PrintNetname.portname

where PrintNetname is the host or IP name of the print server and portname is one of its four I/O ports.

Example:

touch /dev/spike.prn

Manual LPR/LPD Host Setup

The PrintNet also supports Unix operating systems which follow a BSD print system (e.g., SunOS 4.1.x). This means a printcap file is used to define all printers available on the host and interface scripts are not commonly used. Instead, LPR/LPD printers are defined.

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