Network Printing HPUX11

[Mike Byers]

I need to point my new HP-UX 11 systems to a Solaris print server and can not find any reference or examples anywhere on how to do this.

Thanks for any help
Mike

[Bernie Vande Griend]

The easiest way is to create the remote printer by:
1. sam
2. Printers and Plotters
3. LP Spooler
4. Printers and Plotters
5. Tab to Actions
6. Add Remote printer
Enter the name of your printer on the HP system and then the remote printer name and remote system name (of the Solaris server) and any other information you need in the screen.

[Sachin Patel]

Hi Mike,
I have attached a script run this script on hp system. This will setup a remote printer.

#./printer -add sunserver_name printername


Sachin

[Bill Hassell]

One note about remote printing to other operating systems: the SAM option:

[ ] Remote Printer is on a BSD System

should always be checked. It sets the printer request ID to 4 digits rather than 5 digits. Solaris may be able to handle 5 digits but most Unices and other operating systems cannot, so BSD compatibility will eliminate future problems.

Also note that none of the -o options will work as these are designed for local execution or remote execution on another HP-UX system. If you get stairstep printing for a plain ASCII file, you'll have to use ux2dos to filter all ASCII files before printing.

If the printer is on the network with a JetDirect card, you will be better off using the JetAdmin software to configure the printer directly on HP-UX. You'll get all the -o options.