Unix Setup - NEC 870 - SuperScript B/W Laser Printer Network User's Manual

Basic Setup for UNIX
UNIX setup consists of 1) setting the IP Address on the NIC,
and 2) setting up one of two printing modes, either
Printer-based lpd: Here, the printer appears as a
resident host running a line printer daemon. The printer
can print the username and filename on its banner page.
In this mode, a printing daemon must be installed on
each host that you want to print jobs.
Host-based lpd: Here, a supplied line printer daemon
is run on one or more workstations and print data is
communicated to the NIC using a TCP/IP port. The
printer can print a banner page with the host's name
only. You configure the printer only one time, when you
install the print server. The 870 Network Options CD
contains the tools you need to setup host-based lpd
printing for UNIX.
In general, printer-based lpd is easiest to use on BSD UNIX
systems, requiring an entry in the printcap file once the NIC
has its IP information. Some UNIX System V systems have
restrictions on support of remote LPD printers, requiring
that the host-based LPD approach be used. For many
operating systems, you have the option of using either
method.
36 SuperScript 870 — Network User's Guide
The SuperScript NIC printer supports
• Solaris 2.x
• SCO Openserver Release 5
This section includes setup for these supported systems
using printer-based lpd or host-based lpd.
The 870 should also work with all UNIX systems that
support lpd, and operate with other host-resident print
supervisor/spooler programs that present a print image to
the printer over a TCP/IP port. Additional UNIX setup
procedures can be found in your system administration
manuals.
First, Configure the IP Address on the NIC
Regardless of the printing mode selected, the NIC must be
assigned an IP address and routing parameters.
The example below uses ARP and ping commands.
note:
You can also use BOOTP or RARP .
You will need to provide the Ethernet MAC address of the
NIC. This is the 12-character code that is listed as Network
Address on the Network Settings page. A Network Settings
page is printed out each time the printer is turned on or
reset.