UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

hi all,

I can add a network printer with ADMINTOOL. However, I have a problem to add a network printer using lpadmin on my Sparc Solaris 8 box.

Here's the detail:
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lpadmin -p printername

lpadmin: ERROR: Missing -U or -v option.
To Fix: Local printer must have a port defined (-v option)
or have dial-out instructions (-U option).
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I know I have to use the -v option. However, how can I create a special device file in order to specify the device path? I have looked into the man pages but it just tells me that -v is associated with device only. Can someone please help me on this?

thanks

I found it.

I find the following steps working for me to connect to a network printer and I'd like to share it with all of you.

steps:
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1. lpsystem -t bsd printer-server-name .
(register remote system with the print service)

2. lpadmin -p printer-name -s printer-server-name!printer-name.
(configure the printer/ services)

3. lpadmin -d printer-name.
(set up default printer)
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By the way, when I do man lpsystem, the system docs tells me that lpsystem is considered obsolete. I have yet to find another way to do it, other than admintool, however.

Hope this helps.

Yes, it helps greatly. Thanks for following up with your solution so everyone in the community can benefit from each other's hard work.