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Printing remotely over TCP/IP

Setting up a client

The printer description file /etc/printcap on the client machine provides routing and other information about printers.


NOTE: If the printer to be set up is a local printer, that is, attached to the client for its private use, you should set it up following the instructions in ``Setting up a print server'' but ignore instructions regarding the /etc/hosts.equiv and /etc/hosts.lpd files.

For a full description of the /etc/printcap file format, see the printcap(SFF) manual page.

Here is an example of an entry in the /etc/printcap file, followed by an explanation of each field. Note that fields are separated by colons.

   laser::lp=:rm=ohio:rp=sunlaser:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/laser
Each of the fields is described below:

See also:


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