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. From the Selected menu, select Properties 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 command:

ruser -sP

OR

you can use the following SMIT fast path:

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. To complete the steps for adding a remote host, use the menus or provide additional information as prompted.

For detailed information or assistance, see the online help.

You can also perform this task with the following command:

ruser -a -p HostName

OR

you can use the following SMIT fastpath:

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. To complete the steps for deleting a remote host, use the menus or provide additional information as prompted.

For detailed information or assistance, see the online help.

You can also perform this task with the following command:

ruser -d -p HostName

OR

you can use the following SMIT fast path:

smit rmhostslpd