To add a remote UNIX printer, such as one attached to a different Linux
system on the same network, click the Add button
in the main printconf window. The window
shown in Figure 13-2 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 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 can not 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 13-4:
By default, the Strict RFC1179 Compliance option
is not chosen. If you are having problems printing to a non-Linux
lpd queue, choose this option to disable enhanced
LPRng printing features.
Next, select the type of printer that is connected to the remote system
from the left side list 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.
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The remote machine must be configured to allow the local machine to
print on the desired queue. As root, create the file
/etc/hosts.lpd on the remote machine to which the
printer is attached. On separate lines in the file, add the IP
address or hostname of each machine which should have printing
privileges.
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