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6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host The procedure you use to configure your Unix host(s) to allow
printing to your network remote printer server varies between different
varieties of Unix. The procedure below can be used for Unix variants
that are related to BSD Unix, such as SunOS or Linux. For other
versions of Unix, consult your system documentation, keeping in mind
that:
1. The printer server should be treated as a BSD networked printer
server host.
2. The host name should be the name (or IP address) that you have
assigned to the printer server.
3. The printer name (or queue name) on the remote host should be
lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3, the name of the printer port on the printer server.
You will need to perform the tasks below, logged in as the superuser
(root). To configure your Unix host for printing,
1. Optionally, assign a name corresponding to the printer server’s
IP address. You can add this address to the /etc/hosts file, by adding a
line such as:
203.66.191.186 pserver
2. Create a spool directory for the printer in the same directory
where spool directories are normally kept on the machine, such as
/var/spool or /var/spool/lpd:
mkdir /var/spool/lpd/pserverd
chown daemon /var/spool/lpd/pserverd
chgrp daemon /var/spool/lpd/pserverd
chmod 775 /var/spool/lpd/pserverd
3. Add an entry to the host’s /etc/printcap file, similar to the
following: