LPD on System V
Before beginning LPD Setup, ensure that an IP Address has been assigned to the WPS-0104
LevelOne Wireless Printer Server. Keep the following points in mind:
The
remote host name
is the name of the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server.
The
remote printer name
is the print queue name for the Logical Printer. Logical printers also
need to be configured on the WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server itself.
If your UNIX asks for the LPD type, be sure to identify the service type as BSD. The WPS-
0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server’s LPD protocol meets BSD system standards.
In the sample commands shown,
printer_name
is the name of the Print Queue serviced by the
WPS-0104 LevelOne Wireless Printer Server, and
Spooler_directory
is the name of the
directory, which is used to spool the print jobs.
Procedure
Action Sample
Command
Stop Print Services
/usr/lib/lpshut
Add a System Printer
/usr/lib/lpadmin -p
printer_name
-v /dev/null
Restart the Print Services
/usr/lib/lpsched
Enable printing to the new
printer device
enable
printer_name
Start accepting jobs for the
new printer device
accept
printer_name
Create a spooling directory
mkdir /usr/spool/
Spooler_directory
Make spooling daemon the
owner of this directory
chown daemon
/usr/spool/Spooler_directory
Create read/write permissions
chmod 775 /
usr/spool/Spooler_directory
Give permissions to LPD
processes.
chgrp daemon
/usr/spool/Spooler_directory
Add remote printer(s)
See following section
Adding Remote Printers
A remote printer is added by inserting the following line in the /etc/printcap file.
The entry is really one line, but can be entered as shown.
Use a TAB character where shown.
Printer_name|Remote_Printer_Alias:\
[T
AB
] :lp=:\
[T
AB
] :rm=PS_NAME:\
[T
AB
] :rp=Logical_Printer_name:\
[T
AB
] :sd=Spooler_directory:\
[T
AB
] :mx#0:
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