NT4 lpr print to Unix

[pcoulter]

When I lpr from NT4 (Server A) to a Unix system (running lpd), Server A errors "print server did not accept request. Job Aborted".
Server B (NT4) lpr to the same Unix system prints ok. The hosts and hosts.lpd file contain both Server A & Server B records.
I need to be able to lpr from either NT system to the Unix system. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

[butchrecon]

When you say hosts, do you mean on the Unix server? Did you try editing the hosts file on the NT machine to reflect the Unix server? James Collins
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[pcoulter]

Hi butchrecon,
thanks for responding.
I was referring to the hosts file on the Unix systems.
I compared the hosts files on the NT systems, and they are basically the same as each other (NT/NT). That is to say: the NT system that prints ok has a hosts file very similar to the one that doesn't print. The Unix system info is not in either of the NT system hosts file. I'm not sure why I would need a hosts entry if I'm lpr'ing to an ipaddress.

Any other ideas?