The NetWare-to-UNIX print service uses the lpr protocol to transmit and receive printing related commands and data from UNIX hosts. Before you configure the NetWare-to-UNIX print service, determine whether or not the UNIX host to which the network printer is attached supports the lpr protocol.
A remote UNIX host cannot accept print jobs from the lpr gateway software until you
Each of these tasks is briefly described in the following sections.
To identify the NetWare/IP server running the lpr gateway to the UNIX host, add the name and IP address of the NetWare server to the /etc/hosts file on the UNIX host.
When a UNIX host receives a print request from a client, it searches for the client name in an authorization file. Only clients listed in the file are authorized to send print jobs. If the NetWare/IP server is not identified in this file, you cannot use the NetWare-to-UNIX print service.
Some implementations of UNIX use the /etc/hosts.lpd file as the authorization file, but other implementations of UNIX might use a different file. See your UNIX system documentation for information about authorizing NetWare access.