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User Guide WPS870G

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LPD on BSD

Before continuing, ensure that an IP address has been assigned to the Wireless Print

Server. Remember the following:

 The remote host name is the name of the Wireless Print Server.

 The remote printer name is the logical printer (for example, L1) on the Wireless Print

Server.

 If asked for the LPD type, enter the service type as BSD.

 In the sample commands shown, printer_name is the Print Queue serviced by the

logical printer on the Wireless Print Server, and Spooler_dir is the name of the directory,

which is used to spool the print jobs.

Procedure Table

Action Sample Command

Create a spooling

directory

mkdir /usr/spool/Spooler_dir

Set spooling daemon as

owner of this directory

chown daemon /usr/spool/Spooler_dir

Create read/write

permissions

chmod 775 /usr/spool/Spooler_dir

Give permissions to LPD

processes

chgrp daemon /usr/spool/Spooler_dir

Add remote printer(s)

See below

Start lcomputer print

mechanism

lcomputer start printer_name

Adding Remote Printers

A remote printer is added by inserting the following line in the /etc/printcap file.

Note: The entry is really one line, but can be entered as shown. Use a TAB character where shown.

Printer_name|Remote_Printer_Alias:\

AB] :lp=:\

AB] :rm=PS_NAME:\

AB] :rp=Logical_Printer_name:\

AB] :sd=Spooler_directory:\

AB] :mx#0:

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