Brother NC-2100p [15/96] General tcp ip unix host configuration

CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING

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General TCP/IP UNIX Host Configuration

The configuration process for most UNIX systems is described in the following steps.

As this process varies, we recommend that you refer to your system documentation

(or man pages) for additional information.

1. Configure the /etc/hosts file on each UNIX host that needs to communicate

with the print server. Use your favorite editor to add an entry to the

/etc/hosts file containing the IP address and node name of the device. For

example:

192.189.207.3 BRO_310107

The actual format of the entry may vary depending on your system, check your

system documentation and also note the format of other entries in the etc/hosts file.

The node name in this file does not necessarily need to be the same as the one that is

actually configured into the Brother print server (the name that appears on the printer

configuration page), however, it is good practice to make the names the same. Some

operating systems, such as HP/UX, do not accept the "_" character in the default

name, for these systems you must use a different name).

In any case, the node name in the /etc/hosts file must match the node name in the

/etc/printcap file.

Some systems such as HP/UX and AIX allow you to enter the IP address as the host

name when setting up the print queue. If this is the case, you do not need to

configure the hosts file.

2. Choose which print server service you want to use. There are several types

of services available on Brother Print Servers. Binary services pass data

through unmodified and are therefore required for PCL or PostScript

rasterized graphics printouts. Text services add a carriage return at the end

of each line for proper formatting of UNIX text files (which end in linefeed

and do not have carriage returns). The text service can also be used for non-

rasterized graphics, such as ASCII PostScript graphics or many types of

PCL graphics.

Choose one of the available services (a service name will be used in step 3):

BINARY_P1 Binary data

TEXT_P1 Text data (CR added)

You may set up multiple print queues on your UNIX host computer for the

same print server, each one with a different service name (for example, one

queue for binary graphics jobs and one for text jobs).