Assume host1 is the name where the printer is located, and host2 is
the name of the box in which you are trying to configure remote
printing.
Assume printing on host1 works and its /etc/printcap looks like
#
# Please don't edit this file directly unless you know what you are
doing!
# Be warned that the control-panel printtool requires a very strict
format!
# Look at the printcap(5) man page for more info.
#
# This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel.
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL POSTSCRIPT 300x300 letter {} PostScript Default 0
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
On host2 the default /etc/printcap should look the same.
Do four things:
1. make backup copies of /etc/printcap on both machines
cp /etc/printcap /etc/printcap.orig
2. put
host2
in the /etc/hosts.lpd file of host1
3. make the /etc/printcap file on host2 look like the following
(exactly)
#
# Please don't edit this file directly unless you know what you are
doing!
# Be warned that the control-panel printtool requires a very strict
format!
# Look at the printcap(5) man page for more info.
#
# This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel.
##PRINTTOOL3## REMOTE POSTSCRIPT 300x300 letter {} PostScript Default 0
lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:rm=host2:\
:rp=lp:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
4. restart the print daemons on both host1 and host2
On each machine type
/etc/rc.d/init.d/lpd restart
Note: you could just reboot both machines if you wish.
Now use printtool to print test pages if you wish.
--Cheers,
-sen
Eduardo M. A. M. Mendes writes:
> Hello
> I want to set up a remote printer on 7.2. The printer is located in
> other linux box (Red Hat 6.1). During the installation I tried to use
> CUPS but I wasn't sure about the parameters to enter. For instance;
> remote host: I entered xxx.yyy.zzz which is the name of the linux box
> where the printer is. However I don't have a clue about the remote
> queue. What is it? Red Hat 6.1 is running lpr and not CUPS, so do I
> have to modify any file on the printer server? How about the
> hosts.lpd?
>
> Many thanks for your help.
>
> Eduardo
>
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