Guide to Printers and Printing

Using Remote Host Access for Printing

Prerequisites

• Your system must be configured to communicate as a remote print server.
• The lpd daemon must be installed on your system.
• To add a remote host, you must understand naming conventions for TCP/IP.

Listing All Remote Hosts

1. At the system prompt, type wsm, then select Printers.
2. In the Printer Queues window, select a computer object.
3. Select Properties from the Selected menu to view a list of remote print server hosts.

For detailed information or assistance, see the online help.

You can also perform this task with the following commands:

ruser -sP

OR

smit lshostslpd

Adding a Remote Host

1. At the system prompt, type wsm, then select Printers.
2. In the Web-based System Manager Printer Queues window, select New queue and printer from the Printers menu.
3. Use the menus or provide additional information as prompted to complete the steps for adding a remote host.

For detailed information or assistance, see the online help.

You can also perform this task with the following commands:

ruser -a -p HostName

OR

smit mkhostslpd

Deleting a Remote Host

1. At the system prompt, type wsm, then select Printers.
2. In the Web-based System Manager Printer Queues window, select the host you want to delete.
3. Use the menus or provide additional information as prompted to complete the steps for deleting a remote host.

For detailed information or assistance, see the online help.

You can also perform this task with the following commands:

smit rmhostslpd

OR

ruser -d -p HostName