NAME

mknetpr − provide access to a remote printer

SYNOPSIS

/usr/spool/lp/etc/util/mknetpr printer host netprinter

DESCRIPTION

mkPS creates a filter program that accesses a real printer over the network and registers the “printer” with LP.  A log file is also created.  printer is the name you give the printer (see lpadmin (1M)).  host is the name of an IRIS that has a real printer attached to it.  netprinter is the name of the real printer on the remote machine.  If the remote printer is a LaserWriter and you want to print troff (1) files, you need to duplicate much of the software that is on the host machine in order to generate a PostScript file that can be transmitted to the remote printer.  Many of the filters that prepare data for the LaserWriter default their output to a printer or class of printers called PostScript.  Therefore, it is a good idea to use the name PostScript for the printer.  You can override such action using the “destination” switch in the various programs. 

After running this program, you might consider making this printer the default printer using lpadmin(1M).  Run this program as superuser from directory /usr/spool/lp/sgi/etc.

This program installs a printer filter program that appears to lp as a real printer filter.  The data passed to the filter is transmitted to the host machine, then submitted to the remote printer’s queue using lp.  The filter uses TCP/IP or XNS protocols, depending on what sort of kernel is running. 

FILES

/usr/spool/lp/sgi/log/<printer>-log /usr/spool/lp/interface/<printer>

SEE ALSO

accept(1M), addclient(1M), enable(1), lp(1), lpadmin(1M), lpsched(1M), lpshut(1M), lpstat(1), rmprinter(1M). 

Version 2.5r1  —  October 29, 1986