Creating queues

[Manuales]

Hi, could you please let me know how i can create queues in unix, i mean, for adding a new printer with a new ip address

thanks.

[Geoff Wild · Accepted solution]

with hppi installed:

addqueue -i 9998 -q QUEUENAME -h printer.yourdomain.com

9998 comes from /opt/hpnpl/admin/PrinterList

Rgds...Geoff

[A. Clay Stephenson]

If this is a Network printer (meaning it uses the HP JetDirect port 9100 protocol) then use the "hppi" command interactively or the addqueue command from the shell. Man addqueue for details.

If this is a hard-wired or Remote printer (meaning it uses the LPR/LPD protocol) then you use SAM or lpadmin from the shell.

Since you are having to ask this, I would use either hppi or SAM to begin with but it is always good to know the commands that underlie the user interfaces. You must have the Jetdirect software installed on your box to install Network printers.

[Manuales]

how can i see when a queue has been created?

[A. Clay Stephenson]

lpstat -t

[Manuales]

I mean, when you run:
addqueue -i 9998 -q QUEUENAME -h printer.yourdomain.com

how can you see that it has been created?

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Same answer, lpstat -t should list your queue. You can also use lpstat -p. Man lpstat.

[Manuales]

OK OK ...
and how can i know that that printer is linked to some ip address??

[A. Clay Stephenson]

cd to /var/spool/lp/interface
vi YourNewQueueName
and there should be a line
PERIPH=Printer_Hostname or Printer_IP_Address

[Geoff Wild]

Here's a script I use to check a printer:

# cat /opt/hpnpl/bin/lpst
#!/bin/sh
#
# check printer status
# Geoff Wild

if [ $# -lt 1 -o \( $# -gt 1 -a $# -lt 4 \) ]
then
echo "Usage:"
echo "lpst \"printer\""
echo "Example:"
echo "lpst W052"
exit 1
fi
echo " "
/usr/sbin/ping $1 -n 2
echo " "
lpstat -p$1 -v$1
echo " "
echo "Output Requests"
echo "-----------------------------------------------------------"
lpstat -o$1
echo " "
lpstat -r
echo " "


Output like:

# lpst W052

PING pcr12169.mydomain.net: 64 byte packets
64 bytes from 192.168.163.184: icmp_seq=0. time=2. ms
64 bytes from 192.168.163.184: icmp_seq=1. time=0. ms

----pcr12169.mydomain.net PING Statistics----
2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 0/1/2

printer W052 is idle. enabled since Feb 7 10:51
fence priority : 0
device for W052: /dev/null

Output Requests
-----------------------------------------------------------
no entries

scheduler is running



Rgds...Geoff