Conference 7.286::postscript_printing

7067.0. "UNIX 40a, LPS510 s/w, lps20 turbo, TCP/IP problemas" by MBALDY::LANGSTON (graphic depictions of extreme behavior) Thu Jan 30 1997 09:48

    Hello,
    
    I'm relatively inexperienced with UNIX and LPS software. I have an
    AlphaStation running UNIX 4.0a.  I have installed LPS510 off the CDROM,
    tried to config the thing to work with an LPS20 Turbo, it doesn't
    work. 
    
    I have a few questions:
    
    I didn't understand the discussion in the installation guide in
    section2.7:              
                   This step is required only if you do not use the 
                   unified booting daemon (lpsbootd) provided with this
                   software. By default, the installation procedure    
                   determines whether your system provides BOOTP or    
                   TFTP services, and configures the lpsbootd daemon   
                   to automatically provide those network services to  
                   boot PrintServer printers. If you use BOOTP, then you
                   are familiar with the BOOTP database and its format; 
                   otherwise, the lpsbootd daemon takes care of these   
                   details for you.

    I was thinking, when I read the above in the install guide, that, as 
    newbie, I should try to use the lpsbootd. 
    But I never saw any proof that "the installation procedure determines 
    whether your system uses bootp or tftp."  How do I know the installation
    procedure did this?

    Both bootp and tftp were commented out in inetd.conf. I uncommented joind
    in there.

    Second question... I offically applied for and received a TCP/IP address 
    for the printer and followed the steps in section 2.7.  How does the IP
    address actually get assigned INto the printer?  How does the printer
    know that that's his address?
    
    I made sure to do step 3 in section 2.7, making an entry for the
    printer in the bootptab file.
    
    The IP address for the printer is 16.85.112.89.
    
    I have put the followiing files at 
    ftp://mbaldy.alf.dec.com/atlptr
    /usr/var/adm/syslog.dated/29-Jan-11:19/daemon.log
    /usr/var/adm/lpsbootd.log
    /usr/var/adm/atlprt.elog
    /usr/var/adm/syslog.dated/29-Jan-11:19/lpr.log
    /etc/services
    /etc/inetd.conf
    /etc/bootptab
    /etc/tftptab

    Please let me know what to do...

    Thanks for any help,

    Bruce Langston
                

I'll even take a hint or two...

What should I try?

Thanks,

Bruce