Need to tranfer HP-UX printer queues to RH 3.0 Linux server

[Debbie Fleith]

I have 80 printers setup on an HP-uX 11.0 server to transfer over to a Red Hat 3.0 server which is replacing the HP-UX server.

Most of these printers were configured in SAM as network printers, and when they were setup, a DNS name was supplied. This DNS name doesn't show up in SAM. lpstat just shows "/dev/null".

1. Is there a way to find out what DNS name these printers are using on the network from the HP?

2. Is there any known easy way to transfer the print queues over to Linux?

[Ermin Borovac]

Here is the answer to part 1 of your question

$ grep ^PERIPH= /etc/lp/interface/*

Sorry, I'm not sure about part 2.

[dirk dierickx]

for part 2, i don't think so, the printing mechanism is completely different. so you have 80 printers, probably will need to be configured by hand. if it is any confort, this should only be done once and goes pretty fast.

[Debbie Fleith]

The DNS name of the printer isn't in any of the printer named files in /etc/lp/interface. Just the printer queue name. There has to be somewhere where HP-UX stores that info. Anyone have any other ideas?

[Mark Ellzey]

Debbie,

1. You could do a 'nslookup' on the printer names. I usually put all the printers in my local host file. This is because I have the /etc/nsswitch file as 'hosts: files dns'. It's faster, and there is less network overhead.

2. Nope, not as far as I know. Sorry...

Regards,
Mark

[Peyman Javaheri]

Hi Debbie,

It depends on what printing system you are currently using. If it is lp/lpr, it is very easy.

Look online for how to setup remote lp.

Setup your linux box as an lp printer and connect to those printers remotely from unix.

SAMBA is another way that comes to mind, but a bit more complicated.

peyman;