Configuring LPD

Configuring LPDConfiguring Remote Hosts

Remote network printing using LPR/LPD requires that you set up the host system correctly. The following table describes the setup requirements for specific types of hosts:

If Printing From

Then:

This Host:

 

 

 

 

UNIX

Create an entry in the /etc/printcap file that includes

 

the name of the remote printer and the IP address of the

 

access server (the LPD server). Refer to your system’s

 

LPR/LPD documentation for details.

 

Users must convert files to either ASCII text or PostScript

 

format before printing files.

Windows NT

1)

Install a TCP/IP printing service.

 

2)

Install a printer (use the Control Panel).

 

3)

Choose an appropriate print driver for the printer.

 

4)

Assign the LPR port that the TCP/IP printing service

 

 

creates to the printer. This causes the system to prompt

 

 

the user to enter the LPD server’s IP address and

 

 

remote printer name.

VMS UCX

1)

Install the UCX software.

 

2)

Run UCX$LPRSETUP.EXE to set up the LPR printer.

 

3)

Follow the prompts to set up the printer.

 

 

 

Associating a Printer With a Port

To allow remote network printing with LPD, associate a printer with one or more ports. This is similar to defining a Telnet or TCP listener; however, instead of specifying a port number, you specify a printer name. The printer name must be unique on the network. You can associate the printer with a single port or you configure it to be shared across multiple ports. This allows you to assign a single name to a collection of similar printers.

Use the DEFINE/SET/CHANGE PRINTER command to associate a printer with a port and configure print characteristics.

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