adding remote printers 1

[newunixuser]

Hi I am a new UNIX user and I have been asked by my employer to be the computer administrator for his business
What I need asap is how do I add a remote printer to the system SCO Open server 5.05 and Enterprise with AFPS ?
I am familiar with SCOadmin however I need a step by step guide for adding remote printers please ?
Thanks to all
newunixuser

 

[Nostradamus]

What kind of remote printers are we talking about?
A printer connected to a NT Server or other LPD-based printer? A print-server like hp jetdirect or Axis?

Anyway, Try this.

Go to scoadmin - printers - printer manager - menu printer - add remote - unix
write the ip or hostname of the machine on line one.
enter the name of the que on line two.

try printing to it using lp -d [que] [file to print]

The manual pages contains lots of information. take a look at 'man printcap' or lpd for instance. /Sören

 

[Megabitman]

Since you have AFPS, you might want to add the printer as a remote windows printer... same process unless the printer is connected via the parallel port on the pc; then you will need to share the printer on the pc, authenicate the user onto the AFPS network and indicate the windows share name when you set up the printer via scoadmin.