Sample Commands for Using LPD on System, Action

NetGear Print Server Manual

Sample Commands for Using LPD on System V

	Action	Sample Command

	Stop Print Services	/usr/lib/lpshut

	Add a System Printer	/usr/lib/lpadmin -p printer_name -v /dev/null

	Restart the Print Services	/usr/lib/lpsched

	Enable printing to the new printer device	enable printer_name

	Start accepting jobs for the new printer device	accept printer_name

	Create a spooling directory	mkdir /usr/spool/Spooler_directory

Make spooling daemon the owner of this directory chown daemon /usr/spool/Spooler_directory

Create read/write permissions

Give permissions to LPD processes

Add remote printer(s). (Repeat this process for each logical printer/print queue combination that you want to create.)

Sample command should be entered as one line, using a tab character where shown.

chmod 775 /usr/spool/Spooler_directory chgrp daemon /usr/spool/Spooler_directory

Add to the /etc/printcap file:

printer_nameRemote_Printer_Alias:\ [Tab] :lp=:\

[Tab] :rm=PS_NAME:\

[Tab] :rp=Logical_Printer_name:\

[Tab] :sd=Spooler_directory:\

[Tab] :mx#0

Use these definitions for entering the information:

printer_name is the print queue name used to store jobs for the corresponding logical printer.

PS_NAME is the print server name defined in /etc/hosts.

Logical_Printer_name is the logical printer name on the print server (L1 to L3 or L1 to L8, depending on the print server that you are using).

Spooler_directory is the directory you created.

Configuring LPD on BSD

Make sure that an IP address has been assigned to the print server and the following statements apply:

The remote host name is the name of the print server.

The remote printer name is the logical printer (L1 to L3 or L1 to L8).

You identify the service type as BSD if your UNIX system asks for the LPD type.

The LPD protocol that the print server uses meets BSD system standards.

Enter the service type as BSD if asked for the LPD type.

Table Sample Commands for Using LPD on BSD shows sample commands when using LPD. The definitions used in the sample commands are:

printer_name is the print queue serviced by the logical printer on the print server. Spooler_dir is the name of the directory used to spool the print jobs.