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Printing Administration

Using remote host access for printing

Prerequisites

• Your system must be configured to communicate as a remote print server.

• The lpd daemon must be installed on your system.

• To add a remote host, you must understand naming conventions for TCP/IP.

Listing all remote hosts

To list all remote hosts:

1. At the system prompt, enter wsm, and then select Printers.

2. In the Printer Queues window, select a computer object.

3. From the Selected menu, select Properties to view a list of remote print server hosts.

For detailed information or assistance, see the online help.

You can also perform this task with the following command:

ruser –sP

you can use the following SMIT fast path:

smit lshostslpd

Adding a remote host

To add a remote host:

1. At the system prompt, enter wsm, and then select Printers.

2. In the Web–based System Manager Printer Queues window, select New queue and

printer from the Printers menu.

3. To complete the steps for adding a remote host, use the menus or provide additional

information as prompted.

For detailed information or assistance, see the online help.

You can also perform this task with the following command:

ruser –a –p HostName

you can use the following SMIT fast path:

smit mkhostslpd