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32 Chapter 7, UNIX Networks
Configuration Procedures
Configure the Host Table
1. Login into the computer as root.
2. Move to a shell command prompt.
3. Type
vi /etc/hosts
then press ENTER to display the
Host Table (also known as the look-up table).
4. At the bottom of the table, add the IP address and a host
name for the printer.
5. Press esc to exit edit mode.
6. Type
:wq!
then press ENTER to save the changes and
exit the editor.
After the host table has been configured, add access to the
printer.
Add Access to the Printer
1. From a shell prompt, type
admintool &
then press
ENTER to start Admintool.
2. From the Browse menu, select Printers to list all the
printers connected to the network.
3. From the Edit menu, point to Add, then select Access to
printer
to open the Add Access to Printer dialog box.
4. In the Printer Name text box, type in a name for the
printer.
5. In the Printer Server text box, type in a server name for
the printer.
Use the host name that was assigned to the printer. The
host name was assigned in the Host Table.
6. In the Description text box, type in a description of the
printer; for example, its location.
7. If you want this printer to be the default printer, select
the Default Printer check box.
8. Click Apply to return to the Admintool main window.
Your UNIX computer is now ready to send print jobs.
Print a File
To print a file, move to a command prompt, then enter the
following command, where filename is the name of the file
you want to print.
/usr/ucb/lpr filename
Users can edit their startup file by including the path to the
lpr program so that they do not have to always type /usr/ucb
when they want to print.