Technical information

If test printing doesn’t work
If the test document doesn’t print, check the configuration by following
these steps:
1Check whether the rlp daemon is running. At the UNIX prompt, type
ps -e | grep rlp
If the process is running, you see one or more lines of text; if it is not
running, you see no response.
2If rlp is running—that is, you saw one or more lines of text in step 1—kill the process
by typing
kill -15 process_number_from_step_1
3Make sure the following entry is in the /etc/inetd.conf file:
printer stream tcp nowait root /usr/lib/rlpdaemon
rlpdaemon -i
This line tells inetd to start the rlp daemon automatically when a print
request is made (if it’s not already running).
4Make sure the following entry is in the /etc/services file:
printer 515/tcp spooler
5 Start inetd by typing the following command at the UNIX prompt:
/etc/inetd -c
6 Repeat the steps in “Configuring HP-UX Version 9.x.”
Configuring IBM AIX version 3.x
1 Log in as root .
2 Assign an IP address and IP name to the printer, as described in “Step 3: Assigning an
IP Address to the Printer,” earlier in this chapter.
3 The IP address must be entered in any of the following: DNS, NIS, or the /etc/hosts
file.
The most straightforward configuration is to use /etc/hosts. However,
your network administrator may choose to use DNS or NIS.
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