Mandrake 9.x

1. Run /usr/sbin/printerdrake as root user.
2. Click Add a new printer. RESULT: A Select Printer Connection dialog box opens.
3. Select Printer on remote lpd server, and click OK. RESULT: A Remote lpd Printer Options dialog box opens.

   

   
   

   

   • Remote host name: enter the IP address or hostname of the PC where Xlpd is installed. Add the IP address and hostname of PC on the /etc/hosts file, and then enter the hostname here.
   • Remote printer name: enter the queue name registered in Xlpd. If this name is not already registered in Xlpd and a print job is sent to Xlpd using this queue, then Xlpd will print the job using its default queue or create a new queue automatically depending on the Xlpd settings.
   • Name for printer: enter the printer name to be specified on the lpr command line. This is a mandatory field.
   • Description: A brief description on the remote printer. This is not used on the print command line.
   • Location: A brief description on the location of the remote printer. This is not used on the print command line.
4. Select the printer from the list in the Printer model selection dialog box. If you cannot find your printer, select Raw printer(No driver). In this case, the printer should support PostScript. Additional settings may be required depending on the printer. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
5. To print a file on Mandrake 9.x, the following command line is used.

   $ /usr/bin/lpr -PPrinter_name filename