Run admintool at the console and follow the procedures to
register a remote printer.
This section explains setup procedures for each Solaris version.
For a detailed explanation on how to set up a printer for a
particular Solaris version, refer to its system manual.
Solaris 2.6, Solaris 8, Solaris 9, Solaris 10
Run /usr/bin/admintool as root user.
Click Browse -> Printers in the menu.
Click Add -> Access to Printer in the Edit
menu.
In the print setup window, enter the followings.
Printer Name: printer name to be used on the print
command line (printer_name). This is also used as queue name. In
order to use the queue registered in Xlpd, this name should
be exactly match the registered queue name 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.
Print Server: IP address or hostname of the PC where
Xlpd is installed. The IP address may not be accepted, then the
hostname should be registered in /etc/hosts file as explained in
General setup.
Description: comments on printer model or other useful
information. This is not used on the print command line.
Option - Default Printer: This option must be selected
if you want this printer to be the default printer for the print
command. If you do not define a printer when giving the print
command, system uses the default printer.
Click OK to exit admintool.
To print a file on Solaris system, use the following command
line.
$ /usr/ucb/lpr -PPrinter_name
filename
Solaris 2.5
Run admintool as root user.
Click Browse -> Printers in the menu.
Click Add in the Edit menu.
Click Access to Printer in the Add submenu.
In the Printer Server, enter the PC's hostname or IP
address.
Select BSD.
Restart hclnfsd or bwnfsd.
# ps -ef | egrep
'(bwnfsd|hclnfsd)'
# kill -1 $PID
* $PID is a process ID of running bwnfsd or hclnfsd.
Solaris 2.4, Solaris 2.3
Run admintool as root user.
Select Printer Manager.
Click Edit -> Add Printer in the menu.
In the Printer Server, enter the PC's hostname or IP
address.
Select BSD.
Restart hclnfsd or bwnfsd.
# ps -ef | egrep
'(bwnfsd|hclnfsd)'
# kill -1 $PID
* $PID is a process ID of running bwnfsd or hclnfsd.
Printer setup in Solaris 2.x command Line
In the Queuename option, enter the name of queue
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.
Login as root user.
Identify the print server system to a bsd system with
the following command.
# lpsystem -t bsd
pcname
Register print queue and printer server system.
# lpadmin -p Queuename -s
pcname
Begin accepting (queuing) print request on the new print queue.
# accept Queuename
Get ready to receive print request on the new print queue.
