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Setting Up an HP/UX Remote Printer to Use lpd
Set up a remote printer on the host that sends jobs to a Print Server Card using the Print Server Card lpd. To do this:
•At the prompt, type: sam
•When a window appears, select Printer/Plotter Manager.
•When the menu appears, select List printer and plotters.
•When a list appears, select Actions in the title bar.
•From the
•When a window appears, add values to configure the printer. See the following example.
Input Requested | Example | Description of Inputted Data |
Printer Name | myprinter | name to be used in lp command |
Remote System Name | fastprint | Printer hostname as in /etc/hosts |
Remote Printer Name | PORT1 | lpd queue name |
•At the bottom of the screen, select Remote Printer is on BSD system from the three choices available.
•Click on the OK button.
•Ping the unit to test communications. Type:
ping <Printer IP address>
•Ping should confirm your IP address with the message:
<Printer IP address> is alive
If the connection is confirmed, you can now print.
Setting Up an AS/400 Systems to Use lpd/lpr
When working with the output queue description (WORKOUTQD), there are several fields that must be defined for the printer to function properly as a remote printer device. Use the following procedures to do this:
