Quick Reference Guide

Installation and Reference for the Model PS104/PS105/PS110/PS113 Print Server

6-10 UNIX Printing Using TCP/IP

LPD Conﬁguration and Printing

LPD is a built-in printing protocol for most UNIX systems including BSD type UNIX. It is also

supported in Windows NT 3.5 or later. The following sections provide information about

conﬁguring LPD on:

• IBM AIX 4.15

• System V

• BSD

Conﬁguring LPD on IBM AIX 4.15

Before proceeding, make sure that the print server has been assigned an IP address.

To set up your AIX system for LPD printing:

1. Type the name of your print server, adding it to the /etc/hosts.lpd ﬁle.

2. Start the LPD daemon if it is not running, using the command:

start src -s qdaemon

3. Start the system administration tool smith and select Print Spooling.

4. Create the required number of queues (one for each logical printer) by selecting Add a

Print Queue, Remote (Printer attached to Remote Host), and then Standard Processing.

Use these deﬁnitions for entering the information:

• Name of queue to add

Use a single-word queue name that indicates the printer attached.

• Hostname for remote server

Print server name as used in /etc/hosts.lpd.

• Name of queue on remote server

It is the logical printer number (L1 to L3 or L1 to L8) to service this queue.

• Type of print spooler on remote server

Use the default value.

5. Make sure the logical printers are conﬁgured in the print server.

Refer to the information provided in T

able 6-2 on page 6-8 for information about conﬁguring

logical printers.