M971/M981 Fpfilter Setup on Unix System 5


              M971/M981 Fpfilter Setup on Unix System 5

Follow these instructions after installing the M971/M981 on the network 
and set its IP address. (NOTE: You must be able to ping and telnet to 
the M971/M981 before you begin with this procedure. The asterisk signs (**) 
below denote comments)

1. Login as "Super User" by entering the following command:  root

2. Shut down the print spooler system with the following command:    

   /usr/lib/lpshut

3. Issue the lpadmin command to add a new printer (example below, broken
   into two lines, a space should occur between "standard" and "-i"):

   /usr/lib/lpadmin -p  -v /dev/null -m standard 
   -i any -o nobanner

4. Restart the lp spooler per the following command line example:   

   /usr/lib/lpsched

5. Start the printer per the following:

   /bin/enable 
   /usr/lib/accept 

6. Change to the subdirectory where the interface file is and delete 
   the file:
     
   cd /usr/spool/lp/admins/lp/interfaces
   cd /usr/spool/lp/interfaces  ** this cd command line for HP/UX and SGI
   mv  .bak

7. Create a new interface file to use FPFILTER utility:
     vi          ** create new file 
     ** Add the following lines and save the file 
          #!/bin/sh
          /usr/local/calcomp/fpfilter -P  $6
          exit 0

8.  Change the interface file owner, group, and mode:

    cd /usr/spool/lp/admins/lp/interfaces
    chown lp 
    chgrp lp 
    chmod 775 


NOTES:  
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           =   any name you choose for the printer
 =   the name in /etc/hosts file
FPFILTER                 =   the utility to send data to M971/M981


FPFILTER command line example (pound sign is UNIX command prompt):

# /usr/local/calcomp/fpfilter -P  ./