How to configure an IBM RS/6000 / pSeries AIX host environment for printing

This describes how to set up lpd/lpr printing in an IBM RS/6000 / pSeries AIX system.

Note: You need superuser (root) access to your UNIX system for this procedure

1. Set up the local host file.
   If you enter the IP address as the host name when you set up the print queue on your system, you do not need to configure the /etc/hosts files.
   Configure the /etc/hosts file on each UNIX host that is able to print to the PrintServer. Use an editor to edit the host file. Hosts file syntax: IP address hostname/nodename.
   For example, if your IP address for the PrintServer is 172.16.100.10 and the host name is PrintServer1, the settings in your host file must be:

   172.16.100.10        PrintServer1

2. 2. Set up the local print queue on AIX 4.3 or 5.1.
   The IBM RS/6000 AIX uses the Smit program to set up the remote printer:
   1. Select Print Spooling
   2. Select Add a print queue
   3. Select Printer Type Remote
   4. Select Type of processing Standard processing
   5. Select a queue name - eg. printer1
   6. Enter the Destination IP address or host name (Specified in the /etc/hosts file)
   7. In the Name of queue on remote printer field enter LPDPRT1
   8. Set the Remote system type item to BSD
   9. Set the Send Control file first item to YES