MKNETPR(1M)                     Printing Tools                     MKNETPR(1M)



NAME
     mknetpr - provide access to a remote printer

SYNOPSIS
     mknetpr [<local printer name>] [<remote host>] [<remote printer name>]

DESCRIPTION
     mknetpr provides access on a local machine to a printer that is connected
     to a networked remote machine. mknetpr can be run either interactively or
     in batch mode.

     mknetpr will run interactively if any or all of its command line
     arguments have not been specified.

     If run interactively mknetpr will first query the user and display:

     Spool files:

     1. To another SGI workstation?

     2. A printer connected to a non-SGI workstation that
        supports the BSD printing protocols (files will be
        converted to PostScript before being sent to a BSD
        print spooler)?

     3. Directly to a network printer.  A network printer is
        a printer connected to the network with a network card
        or network adaptor (i.e. an HP JetDirect card)?

     If 1 is selected then mknetpr continues.

     If 2 is selected  mknetpr will invoke mkbsdnetpr(1M) to configure a
     printer client to a remote system.  The BSD printing protocols will be
     used to communicate with the remote system.

     If 3 is selected mknetpr will invoke mkjtpr(1M). IMPORTANT:  mkjtpr(1M)
     is part of the Impressario(1) product.  You will not see item 3 listed if
     Impressario(1) is not installed on the system.

     If all command line arguments are specified, mknetpr will not display the
     above menu and will assume that the remote print server is an SGI system.

     local printer name is the name you wish to give the printer on your
     machine (see lpadmin (1M)). remote host is the name of the machine that
     has the printer physically attached to it.  Note that this machine must
     be accessible over the network.  remote printer name is the name of the
     printer on the remote machine.

     After running this program, you might consider making this printer the
     default printer using lpadmin(1M).  This command is only usable by the
     system administrator.




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MKNETPR(1M)                     Printing Tools                     MKNETPR(1M)



NOTE
     Network printing to a remote system is achieved by submitting the print
     job to the local print queue.  The interface file for the network submits
     the print job to the remote printer using the netprint(1M) utility.

     If the remote system is an SGI it must permit the local machine to login
     using the id lp.  To permit machines to login as lp, the remote machine's
     lp account passwd entry should not have a password. If a password must be
     used on the lp account, the program addclient(1M) must be run on the
     remote SGI system to add the local machine to its privileged access list.

     If the remote system uses BSD printing commands, make sure that you have
     remote access to the system.  Typically, this is done by adding an entry
     for the local system to the /etc/hosts.equiv or /etc/hosts.lpd file on
     the remote system.

FILES
     /usr/spool/lp/log
     /usr/spool/lp/interface/<local printer name>

SEE ALSO
     accept(1M), addclient(1M), enable(1), lp(1), lpadmin(1M), lpsched(1M),
     lpshut(1M), lpstat(1), mkjtpr(1M) mkbsdnetpr(1M) netprint(1M)
     rmprinter(1M).































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