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Instructions for Adding Network Printer to CMS??? 1
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jimbojimbo
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If you have network printing installed, you will find a .txt file under /export/home/pserv/printers that explains what to do in jetadmin to administer a network printer and how to set it up in CMS.
Using third party tools is generally a good idea, however I have experienced problems with JetAdmin. Seeing that dwolgast has lexmark printers, I thought it would be a better scenario to configure the printer as a remote printer.
OK, dwolgast, I am doing this from memory so bear with me. It should at least get you started. I am sure other people can elaborate at a later stage. You will need to know the printers IP address, and what name the printer thinks it is called. With this info, add an entry to /etc/hosts for the printername.
You would then do the following,
# lpsystem -t bsd <printer_hostname>
# lpadmin -p <prt_name> -s <printer_hostname>
# accept prt_name
# enable prt_name
Note : <printer_hostname> is the hostname you have placed in the /etc/hosts file as the network printer server's name.
Note : <prt_name> is what the network printer actually thinks its printer name is.
Next step is to start taking a look at lpstat, lpadmin. Just check the man pages.
Hope this gets you started....perhaps you could post this question in the Solaris forum as well?
OK, dwolgast, I am doing this from memory so bear with me. It should at least get you started. I am sure other people can elaborate at a later stage. You will need to know the printers IP address, and what name the printer thinks it is called. With this info, add an entry to /etc/hosts for the printername.
You would then do the following,
# lpsystem -t bsd <printer_hostname>
# lpadmin -p <prt_name> -s <printer_hostname>
# accept prt_name
# enable prt_name
Note : <printer_hostname> is the hostname you have placed in the /etc/hosts file as the network printer server's name.
Note : <prt_name> is what the network printer actually thinks its printer name is.
Next step is to start taking a look at lpstat, lpadmin. Just check the man pages.
Hope this gets you started....perhaps you could post this question in the Solaris forum as well?
discomonkfish
Technical User
As someone with little unix experience how do I add an entry to /etc/hosts for the printername.
hmmm, be careful if you are not used to playing around with root access please...
but here goes
log in as root
type "vi /etc/hosts"
with the arrow keys place the cursor where you want your entry.
hit the 'i' (to go into insert mode)
type your entry
hit 'esc' to exit insert mode
type ":wq!" (read it as write, then quit)
if you find you made a mistake, hit the escape key a few hundred times to be sure, then type ":q!" to cancel and exit.
"man vi" will explain more...
but here goes
log in as root
type "vi /etc/hosts"
with the arrow keys place the cursor where you want your entry.
hit the 'i' (to go into insert mode)
type your entry
hit 'esc' to exit insert mode
type ":wq!" (read it as write, then quit)
if you find you made a mistake, hit the escape key a few hundred times to be sure, then type ":q!" to cancel and exit.
"man vi" will explain more...
discomonkfish
Technical User
Thanks BIS, looks like I've only got read permission for this function...probably for the best! ;-)
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