Example--Adding a Network Printer Using LP Commands

The commands in this example must be executed on the print server. The following information is used in the example and may change depending on your situation:

• Printer name: luna1

• Server: saturn

• Network printer access name: nimquat:9100

• Protocol: tcp

• Timeout: 5

• Interface: /usr/lib/lp/model/netstandard

• Printer type: PS

• Content types: postscript

• Device: /dev/null

  [Defines printer name; sets the device to /dev/null.] # lpadmin -p luna1 -v /dev/null [Defines the interface script for network printers.] # lpadmin -p luna1 -i /usr/lib/lp/model/netstandard [Sets the destination, protocol and timeout.] # lpadmin -p luna1 -o dest=nimquat:9100 -o protocol=tcp -o timeout=5 [Specifies the file content types to which the printer can print directly, and the printer type.] # lpadmin -p luna1 -I postscript -T PS # cd /etc/lp/fd [Adds print filters to the print server.] # for filter in *.fd;do > name=`basename $filter .fd` > lpfilter -f $name -F $filter > done [Accepts print requests for the printer and enables the printer.] # accept luna1 destination "luna1" now accepting requests # enable luna1 printer "luna1" now enabled [Adds a description for the printer.] # lpadmin -p luna1 -D "Room 1954 ps" [Verifies that the printer is ready.] # lpstat -p luna1 printer luna1 is idle. enabled since Mon Jun 24 17:55 1996. available.