topic Re: Printing from windows to unix using lpd in Operating System - Tru64 Unix

Printing from windows to unix using lpd

Nabil_11 — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 07:31:51 GMT

Hi All,
We need to post print request to Tru64 lpd deamon from windows client.
we face no problem except that windows cleint have to use DHCP, so different IP address are used,
we add an entry in /etc/hosts.lpd with *
it works if we define static IP foe host in /etc/hosts.
is there is a way to send request using lpr without define static IP address in /etc/hosts
the main Question is : How to configure lpd to accept clients requests without checking security first.

Re: Printing from windows to unix using lpd

Mark Poeschl_2 — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 09:49:57 GMT

Have you tried a '+' rather than a '*' in hosts.lpd?

Re: Printing from windows to unix using lpd

Nabil_11 — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 00:13:46 GMT

Hi,
+ rather than * in /etc/hosts.lpd not working
my problem not in hosts.lpd, my problem with /etc/hosts CUZ all clients using dynamic IP's

Regards

Re: Printing from windows to unix using lpd

Vladimir Fabecic — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 03:55:23 GMT

Hello
Here are some suggestions. First, you can use ip address reservation (using MAC addresses of clients) on DHCP server for clients that work with LPD. In that case, they would allways get same IP address.
Other solution depends on configuration you have. Are DHCP and DNS sinchronized? If so you can set this DNS server to DNS server of your Unix host and use names instead of IP addresses.
First solution will work for sure.

Re: Printing from windows to unix using lpd

Nabil_11 — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 05:43:05 GMT

I forced to add all clent entry in /etc/hosts and add * in /etc/hosts.lpd

10x