
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®,
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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