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Heterogenous Networks
24.2.2 Configuring the Print Server
Make a print service available by configuring the papd.conf file. The
printer must already be functioning locally with lpd, so configure a printer
as described in Chapter 13 on page 295. If you can print a text file locally
using the command lpr file.txt, the first step has been successfully
completed.
You do not necessarily need to enter anything in papd.conf if a local
printer is configured in Linux, because print jobs can simply be forwarded
to the print daemon lpd without additional settings. The printer registers
itself in the AppleTalk network as Laserwriter. You can, however, extend
your printer entries as follows:
Printer_Reception:pr=lp:pd=/etc/netatalk/kyocera.ppd
This causes the printer named Printer_Reception to appear as a
‘Chooser’ item. The corresponding printer description file is usually pro-
vided by the vendor. Otherwise, refer to the file Laserwriter located in
the ‘System Extensions’ folder. However, when using this file you often
cannot use all of the printer’s features.
24.2.3 Starting the Server
The server can be started at system boot time via its init script or manu-
ally with rcatalk start. The init script is located at /etc/init.d/
netatalk. The actual start of the server takes place in the background. It
takes about a minute until the AppleTalk interfaces are set up and respon-
sive. Check for the status as shown in the following (all servers are running
if OK is reported three times):
rcatalk status
Checking for service atalk:OKOKOK
From a Mac running MacOS, check for AppleTalk activation, choose ‘File-
sharing’, then double-click ‘AppleShare’. The names of the servers should
then appear in the window. Double-click a server and log in. It should then
be possible to access a shared volume.
The procedure is a bit different for AppleShare servers configured to use
TCP only (and no DDP). To connect, press ‘Server IP address’ and enter the
respective IP address. If necessary, append the port number, separated by a
colon (:).
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