AIX: LPR (ASCII)

7.2.LPR (ASCII)

The AIX platform integrates the LPD protocol seamlessly into the normal print spooling system. Setting up an LPD print queue is therefore easy.

Initialization Screen

On the host, execute the command smit mkqu to get the initial- ization screen for a new remote print queue. Fill in the fields described below.

Field

Comments

 

 

 

Name of queue to add:

A name for the print queue you want to add to the

 

system. Any name that complies with syntax

 

requirements will do.

 

 

 

Destination Host:

192.168.0.227

 

 

The IP address you have assigned to the print server.

 

 

Name of remote queue:

Typed in. You can use one of the pre-configured LPR

 

queues, all of which will direct the output to Logical

 

Printer 0.

 

 

PAR_A

ASCII transfer (LF => LF-CR

 

 

conversion).

 

PAR_B

Binary transfer, no conversion.

 

PAR_AF

Same as ASCII transfer but with

 

 

Form Feed.

 

PAR_BF

Same as binary but with Form Feed.

 

Or you can define your own name (max 8 characters)

 

for any one of the eight configurable queues and

 

associate the desired characteristics as explained in

 

“LPR Print Queues (LPD Protocol)” (page 163)

 

 

 

Name of device to add:

PAR_BFd

 

 

Insert a name for the queue device to create for the

 

print queue. Any name will do. For instance the queue

 

name with a 'd' appended.

 

 

 

Leave the remaining fields at their default values and press <Enter> to activate the new settings.

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