Tektronix Phasershare Printer manual Printing from the command line via lpr

10 Windows NT

Printing from the command line via lpr

To send a Postscript file to the printer using lpr, type the following lpr command in at the MS-DOS command prompt in Windows NT:

lpr -SIP-address -P PS filename

For example:

lpr -S 134.62.36.161 -P PS FONTS.PS

■If you get the following message, your printer is spooling to the wrong IP address, LPR is disabled on the printing device, or LPR on the printing device is denying access:

Error: print server did not accept request.

Job aborted.

■If you get the following message, the printer has TCP/IP disabled or your printer is spooling to an invalid IP address:

Error: print server unreachable or specified printer does not exist.

Print a Configuration Page and make sure that TCP/IP is still enabled. For instructions on how to print a Configuration Page, see “The printer’s Configuration Page” on page 6. For instructions on enabling or disabling protocols, see Chapter 15, “Disabling Protocols”. Check to see if your printer is spooling to a correct IP address.

N O T E

When using the lpr command at a DOS command prompt when the Name of the print queue is not PS, this message is displayed: Error: print server did

not accept request. Job aborted.

Checking the IP address of the Windows NT server

If you have tried the techniques described in this troubleshooting topic and communication is still not happening, check the IP address of the Windows NT server. If it is in a different class (possibly even a different network number in the same class), it can prevent communication from taking place.

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