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LPD Inbound Gateway Client Daemon
The Inbound Gateway client daemon allows users to submit print requests
using lp and lpr commands to print system printers. In addition, the LPD
Inbound Gateway client daemon also allows applications and PC integration
software access to Advanced Printing Software even if they are only capable
of printing to the LPD based printing system.
10.1 Configuring an LPD Inbound Gateway Client Daemon
The Advanced Printing Software LPD Inbound Gateway client daemon can
either replace or coexist with the line printer daemon (lpd) of the LPD print
system. Replacing the lpd daemon means that all printing is done through
the Advanced Printing Software. When you configure the system so that the
Inbound Gateway and lpd are both present, you can use lpr commands to
print to local remote printers.
To configure the Inbound Gateway, perform the following steps:
1. Ensure that the subset Advanced Printing Software lpr/lpd Gateway is
installed on the spooler host or cluster.
2. Run the script that configures the LPD Inbound Gateway to
run with or without the lpd software. This script is located in
/usr/pd/scripts/inbound_gw_config.sh. When you run the
script, you will need to answer questions about the configuration you
want. The script edits the rc.config file, so that each time your
system restarts or the print system restarts, your Inbound Gateway
configuration is preserved.
3. You can start the Inbound Gateway daemon with the following
command:
# /sbin/init.d/apx start
The LPD Inbound Gateway is started automatically when the system boots.
10.1.1 Changes to the printcap File
When you configure the Inbound Gateway, you can choose to run both the
Line Printer Daemon (lpd) and the Advanced Printing Inbound gateway
simultaneously on a print server host. This is the most flexible setting;
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