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1. Optionally, assign a name corresponding to the GDI 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 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:
printer-name:\
:lp=:\
:rm=203.66.191.186:\
:rp=lpt1:\
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd.log:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/pserverd:\
:mx#0:
Lines should be indented with tabs. More than one printer name can be used,
with variants separated by vertical bars (name1|name2).
The rm= entry should correspond to the IP address you have assigned to the
GDI Print Server. 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 port name of the remote printer. The
values should be one of lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3 depends on the printer port.
The GDI Print Server should now be available for printing from your
Unix/Linux host.
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