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USER’S GUIDE
2-3
Configure the /etc/printcap file on each host computer to specify the
local print queue, the print server name (also called remote machine or rm),
and the print server service name (also called remote printer, remote queue,
or rp), and the spool directory.
An example of a typical printcap file:
laser1|Printer on Floor 1:\
:lp=:\
:rm=BRO_003C51:\
:rp=TEXT_P1:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laser1:
✒ Note
Make sure this information is added to the end of the
printcap
file.
Also make sure that the last character in the printcap file is a colon ":"
This will create a queue named
laser1
on the host computer that
communicates to a Brother print server with a node name (rm) of
BRO_003C51 and a service name (rp) of TEXT_P1 for printing text files
to a Brother printer through spool directory
/usr/spool/lpd/laser1
. If you are printing binary graphics files,
you would use the service BINARY_P1 instead of TEXT_P1.
✒ Note
The rm and rp options are not available on all UNIX systems, so if
necessary check your documentation (or man pages) to determine the
equivalent options.
Users of Berkeley-compatible UNIX systems can use the lpc command to
obtain the printer status:
%lpc status
laser1:
queuing is enabled
printing is enabled
no entries
no daemon present
Users of AT&T-compatible UNIX systems can generally use the lpstat
or rlpstat commands to obtain similar status information. Because this
procedure varies from system to system, refer to your system
documentation for the exact usage.
✒ Note
Skip this section if you have completed Step 3, unless you have an SCO
UNIX system.
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