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Managing the print service

Setting up a dial-up printer

Use the Basic Networking Utilities (BNU, also known as UUCP) to connect to a remote printer. When a modem connection is used, the printer must be connected to a modem, and the dial-out modem must be connected to the computer. Whether printers are connected to a modem or directly to a network, the connection must be described to the BNU. For instructions on describing either type of connection, see ``BNU setup procedures''.

To make a printer connected in one of these ways available to your users, enter the following command:

/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p printer-name -U dial-info

dial-info is either the telephone number to be dialed to reach the printer's modem or the system name entered in the BNU Systems(4bnu) file for the printer.


NOTE: The -U option provides a way to link a single printer to your print service. It does not allow you to connect with a Print Service on another system.


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