To check printing from a SunOS 5.8 print client to a SunOS 5.8 print server:

1. Check the basic functions of the LP print service on the print server, if you have not done so already.

   For instructions on checking basic functions, see "To check the basic functions of the LP print service: ". Make sure that the printer works locally before trying to figure out why nothing prints when a request is made from a print client.

2. Check the basic functions of the LP print service on the print client, if you have not done so already.

   For instructions on checking basic functions, see "To check the basic functions of the LP print service: ". On the print client, the LP scheduler has to be running, and the printer has to be enabled and accepting requests before any request from the client will print.

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   For most of the following steps, you must be logged in as root or lp.

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3. Make sure that the print server is accessible.

   1. On the print client, send an "are you there?" request to the print server.

      print_client# ping print_server

      If you receive the message print_server not available, you may have a network problem.

4. On SunOS 5.1 print client only, make sure that the print server is identified as type s5 by viewing the Modify Printer window in Admintool.

5. Verify that the print server is operating properly.

   # lpstat -t luna scheduler is running system default destination: luna device for luna: /dev/term/a luna accepting requests since Jul 12 14:26 1999 printer luna now printing luna-314. enabled since Jul 12 14:26 1999. available. luna-129 root 488 Jul 12 14:32 #

   The above example shows a print server up and running.

6. If the print server is not operating properly, go back to step 1.