CHAPTER 12 UNIX PRINTING

2.Choose which Print / Fax server service you want to use. There are several types of services available on Brother Print / Fax servers. Binary services pass data through unmodified and are therefore required for PCL or PostScript rasterized graphics printouts. Text services add a carriage return at the end of each line for proper formatting of UNIX text files (which end in linefeed and do not have carriage returns). The text service can also be used for non-rasterized graphics, such as ASCII PostScript graphics or many types of PCL graphics.

Choose one of the available services (a service name will be used in step 3):

BINARY_P1

Binary data

TEXT_P1

Text data (CR added)

You may set up multiple print queues on your UNIX host computer for the same Print / Fax server, each one with a different service name (for example, one queue for binary graphics jobs and one for text jobs).

3.Configure the /etc/printcap file on each host computer to specify the local print queue, the Print / Fax server name (also called remote machine or rm), and the Print / Fax server service name (also called remote printer, remote queue, or rp), and the spool directory.

This step applies to the majority of UNIX systems, including Linux, Sun OS (but not Solaris 2.xx), Silicon Graphics (lpr/lpd option required), DEC ULTRIX, DEC OSF/1, and Digital UNIX. SCO UNIX users should follow these steps, but should also refer to the SCO UNIX Configuration section. Users of RS/6000 AIX, HP/UX, Sun Solaris 2.xx, and other systems that do not use the printcap file should skip to section 3-a. SCO user’s should also skip to section 3a (SCO uses the printcap file, but this file is automatically configured via the rlpconf command).

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