Using the CUPS version of Laser Printer Filter for Linux on Red Hat 9

FAQ ID : LL00025
Created : 2006.06.09
Last modified : 2009.09.04

What do I have to do to print, using LPR, to an AL-C1100 that is directly connected to the network?

The distribution used is Red Hat Linux 9. The AL-C1100 is accessed via TCP/IP on its network interface.

In order to print under these conditions, modify your /etc/printcap.local to look similar to this example:

alc1100:\
:ml#0:\
:mx#0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/alc1100:\
:if=/usr/bin/alc1100_lprwrapper.sh:\
:sh:\
:rm=192.168.1.100:

Note: replace the value of the rm= field with the IP address your AL-C1100's network interface has been configured with.

When you are done with the /etc/printcap.local modification, restart your spooler to make your changes take effect. Like so:

# /etc/init.d/lpd restart

The filtername specified in the if= field differs from model to model.

To find out what to use, you can use the rpm command in the following manner:

# rpm -ql $driver_name | grep lprwrapper

For example, for the AL-CX11, you would use:

# rpm -ql Epson-ALCX11-filter | grep lprwrapper
/usr/bin/alcx11_lprwrapper.sh