
Printing from UNIX: LPD and FTP • 195
Printer Status
Verify the printer status using the lpstat command:
# lpstat –pCprinter_lp
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Printing
FTP is used for transferring a file with TCP/IP. If the print data is sent
to a logical printer via FTP, it is printed.
Refer to the workstation’s manual for details of the ftp command.
The following explanation uses:
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print file = test.prn
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printer name = okiprinter_lp
Logical Directories
The print server includes three logical directories.
NOTE
The result of lpstat may not be displayed correctly
depending on UNIX operating system specification
(e.g. Solaris 2.x).
Logical directory
Used for
lp
Printing a file created using the printer driver.
sjis
Printing a text file of Shift JIS Kanji code.
PostScript only.
euc
Printing a text file of the EUC Kanji code. PostScript only.
NOTE
You cannot send data to the root directory.