To add a NetWare (NCP) printer, click the Add
button in the main printconf window. The
window shown in Figure 13-1 will appear. Enter a
unique name for the printer in the Queue Name text
field. This can be any descriptive name for your printer. You can also
create any alias names for the printer by click the
Add button beside the
Aliases list. Refer to the section called Creating Printer Aliases for more information about aliases. The
printer name and aliases cannot contain spaces and must begin with a
letter a through z or A through Z. The valid characters are a through z,
A through Z, 0 through 9, -, and _.
Click Queue Type from the left side menu and choose
from the
menu.
Text fields for the following options appear below the menu as shown in Figure 13-6:
Server — The hostname or IP address of
the NCP system to which the printer is attached.
Queue — The remote queue for the
printer on the NCP system.
User — The name of the user you must
login as to access the printer.
Password — The password for the user
specified in the User field above.
Next, select the type of printer that is connected to the remote NCP
system by clicking Printer Driver from the
left side menu. After choosing the manufacturer and model number of the
printer, a list of drivers will appear. If there is more than one driver
for the printer, choose the preferred driver in the Printer
Driver list. If you are not sure which one to use, do not
change this value. Click the Printer Notes button
to view notes about the printer driver from the Linux Printing
Database. Click OK.
Click Driver Options from the left side menu after
selecting a printer driver. These options will vary depending on the
printer driver that you selected. Typical options include paper size,
print quality, and printer resolution.
Click the Apply button in the main window to save
your changes to the /etc/printcap configuration
file and restart the printer daemon (lpd). After
applying the changes, print a test page to ensure the configuration is
correct. Refer to the section called Printing a Test Page for details.
