Occasionally, you might need to print a file that is located on
a remote host. The location of the printout depends upon which remote printers
are available to the remote host.
- You must be able to log in to the remote system using the rlogin or telnet command.
- You must have read permission for the remote file that you wish to print
on your local printer.
Note: This procedure explains how to print to a remote
host at the simplest level possible. For more information and ideas about
remote printing, read about the enq command.
To
print from a remote system:
-
Log in to the remote system using the rlogin or
telnet command.
- Find the appropriate queue name and remote device name. The queue
name usually begins with the letters
rp followed by a numeral
or set of numerals. The remote printer name usually begins with the letters drp followed
by a numeral or set of numerals.
- Type the following command:
enq -P QueueName:PrinterName FileName
where QueueName is
the name of the queue (such as rp1), and PrinterName is
the name of the printer (such as drp1) as found in the /usr/lib/lpd/qconfig file.
Do not omit the : (colon) between the QueueName and
the PrinterName. FileName is
the name of the file that you want to print.
- End the connection to the remote host by pressing the Ctrl-D sequence
or by typing quit.