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Printer set-up on Solaris

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Name: Gabriel
Date: March 19, 2002 at 19:01:51 Pacific
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Hi,

I'm relatively new to UNIX world. I have to set-up a IP enable printer (HP LaserJet 5si) on Solaris.

Following some reading I proceeded as follow:
1) I change the hosts file to add the printer IP address and related name "a1"
2) I added "setenv PRINTER a1" to the local.chsrc file to make a1 my default printer
3) I executed the command "source *.chsrc" to comfirm the change

When I execute lpr I receive the following error: unknow printer

What I'am forgetting ?

Thanks,

Gabriel



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Name: Shaukat Riaz
Date: March 21, 2002 at 10:11:12 Pacific
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Hi,

Use the admintool gui interface and
go to add printers set up add the
printers IP address and name

Goodluck



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Response Number 2
Name: Phuc Nguyen
Date: March 28, 2002 at 07:44:01 Pacific
Reply:

Printer configuration must exist in /etc/printers.conf file for lpr to understand that the printer exist.


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