32 Line Matrix Printer User's Manual

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Chapter 5 Configuring the Internal Ethernet Adapter for TCP/IP

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4. Create a new queue device to do the one-to-one mapping with the

printer and specify the backend program for the qdaemon to send

print jobs to. Enter:

mkquedev -d lp0 -q queue2 -a ’backend = /usr/lib/lpd/piobe’

NOTE: Sometimes /usr/lib/lpd/piobe is the location of this backend

program.

5. Create a virtual printer. This associates the queue, queue device,

printer/plotter, name, data type, and printer/plotter type. Enter:

mkvirprt -q queue2 -d lp0 -n lp0 -s pcl -t hplj3

NOTE: -s is usually pcl but can also be ps (PostScript) or asc (ASCII).

This does not seem to affect the output of the printer, so it may

be best to use pcl.

6. Change the pio-file for your queue. This will be located in /usr/lib/

lpd/pio/custom and will be called queue2:lp0 after the queue and

queue device names. Change the line beginning with 302 mo::.

Enter:

307 mo::rsh spike lp -d d1prn

NOTE: This file is only created after the mkvirprt command has been

executed in step 5. This step redirects the print job over the

network to the Internal Ethernet Adapter.

7. Run chvirprt since the print setup has been altered and needs

updating. Enter:

chvirprt -q queue2 -d lp0

NOTE: If you need to delete an entire print setup, use the rmvirprt

command.

This is the /etc/qconfig entry created for this particular setup:

queue2: queue stanza

device = lp0 by mkquedev (queue

device)

up = TRUE printer’s ready to go

lp0: queue device stanza

backend=/user/lib/lpd/piobe for local printing