paine@fungus.enet.dec.com (Willy Paine) (02/16/90)
I am using IBM RT and AIX v2.2.1. I have no trouble installing TCP/IP on networking connection with several Ultrix machines, except for printing. I have no problem with rlogin, rcp, and mail. I have printer "blzzrd" owned by Ultrix machine "fungus". I want to print out of "blzzrd" from AIX command over the network. I could not figure it out. Just want to locate and setup network files and also to use AIX commands to print over the network. Thanks in advanced... willy uunet!fungus.enet.dec.com!paine uunet!fungus.zso.dec.com!paine
francis@hslrswi.UUCP (Francis Demierre) (03/04/90)
In article <9002151720.AA16839@decwrl.dec.com> paine@fungus.enet.dec.com (Willy Paine) writes: > [ some stuff deleted ] >I have printer "blzzrd" owned by Ultrix machine "fungus". I want to >print out of "blzzrd" from AIX command over the network. I could not >figure it out. Just want to locate and setup network files and also >to use AIX commands to print over the network. > >Thanks in advanced... > >willy > >uunet!fungus.enet.dec.com!paine >uunet!fungus.zso.dec.com!paine > The file to customize is '/etc/qconfig' where you should include a stanza for your printer. An example: blzzrd: argname = blzzrd friend = FALSE device = dblzzrd dblzzrd: file = /dev/<something> header = always align = TRUE backend = /usr/bin/lprbe -statusfile=/usr/spool/lpd/blzzrd/status -pserver=fungus -pqueue=blzzrd -naix Then, as super-user, you should give the command 'print -rr' such as qconfig is re-read by the lpd deamon. Then ( I'm not sure it's needed), 'print -du blzzrd' to bring the queue up. Then you should be able to print using 'print blzzrd <filename>'. To be able to print on fungus, your machine also needs to be registered in the fungus '/etc/hosts.equiv' file. (And, of course, 'fungus' must be in your '/etc/hosts' database unless you use another machine as 'nameserver') I think, if you include a 'printserver <fungus internet address>' statement in your '/etc/hosts' databaase and you use 'print <filename>', the file will be printed on the fungus default printer (Not sure of that one, try). I have the same kind of entry on my RT (AIX 2.1.1) for a PostScript printer on a ULTRIX machine; works fine. I hope this helps.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Demierre UUCP: ...!mcvax!cernvax!hslrswi!francis Unix mail: francis@hslrswi.UUCP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------