Specifications

RW-470 PLOTCLIENT LPR
RW-470 CLIENTS 133
470 PLOTBASE and copy the file “printcap_sample“ to UNIX
as the file “/etc/printcap“.
4. Adjust this file “/etc/printcap“ to your network environment.
The end of the file should include more or less the following:
lp | remote printer on <IP_Of_RW-470Plotbase_PC>:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:rm=<IP_Of_Shared_Winprint>:\
:bk:sh:mx#0:
5. Restart the print service. For SuSE>= V6.4 “rclpd restart“.
Print jobs on UNIX using lpr
If you have entered all the settings described above, you can use
the lpr command as follows to send print jobs to the RW-470
PLOTBASE via RW-470 WINPRINT:
1. Open the prompt on the UNIX computer.
2. Enter the following command:
lpr –P <printeralias_from_printcap> -l <filename>