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PURE NETWORKING WIRELESS USB 10/100 PRINT SERVERS
Perform the tasks below, logged in as the superuser (root). To configure your
UNIX host for printing:
1. Assign a name corresponding to the print 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 the printer’s spool directory 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:
printer-name:\
:lp=:\
:rm=203.66.191.186:\
:rp=lpt1:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd.log:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd:\
:mx#0:
You can use more than one printer name, with variants separated by vertical bars
(name1|name2).
The rm = entry should correspond to the assigned print server IP address. You can
also use a host name if you have assigned one in the /etc/hosts file.
The sd = entry should correspond to the spool directory you created in the
previous step.
The rp = entry should correspond to the remote printer’s port name. The values
should be lpt1, lpt2, or lpt3, depending on the printer port.