[Sunhelp] Network Printer Installation

[David Kurlowich]

I have installed network printers on Solaris 2.6 on an x86 machine, and it
works fine.  I would assume the procedure is similar for Solaris 7.

Put the IP address in the local hosts file.  I usually use a node name like
mcsrv for the device.

Assuming an IP address of 10.40.5.1 and a node name of mcsrv and the TEXT
queue (queue name is case sensitive) in the card, the following should work:

	lpsystem -t bsd mcsrv
	lpadmin -p mclaser -v /dev/null
	lpadmin -p mclaser -s mcsrv!TEXT
	lpadmin -p mclaser -T hplaserjet
	accept mclaser
	enable mclaser
	lpadmin -p mclaser -D "Master Control LaserJet"

Hope this helps.

David Kurlowich
Engineering IT Manager
South Carolina Educational Television
Phone:  (803) 737-3467
FAX:  (803) 737-3495



>Hello all,
>
>I'm running Solaris 7, on an x86-based machine.
>
>Has anyone installed a network (not remote)
>printer using 'lpadmin' (not jetadmin, or any
>tools like it)?
>
>I've followed the Solaris 7 documentation --
>System Admin Guide, Volume II, that covers
>network printer installation--  but this bad boy
>of mine don't want to spit out any paper.
>
>I can ping the printer, and I can even telnet
>to it to configure some of the parameters.
>
>The printer is an HP LaserJet 4m model, with
>a JetDirect card on the inside -- sorry I don't know
>have the model of the JetDirect card.
>
>If anyone has any possibilities about what's
>going wrong, please let me know.
>
>Thanks to everyone who takes the time to
>read and respond to my question.  I hope
>you're having a great day.
>
>Trevor C.
>trevorc at netzero.net