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[phil@xxxxxxxxxxx (phillip mannie)]

Use the IP address (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn) of the printer's network interface
for the server name (question 3 in YaST). I suppose you could use the
host name (foo.domain.name) if you have some way to resolve it to an IP
address (a local DNS or hosts file), but I just use the IP address.

Name of printer refers to what you want to call the printer (in an lpr
command, for example, lpr -Pname_of_printer) and what you want to name
the spool directory. The name of the printer on the server assumes that
the print server is a host computer and the printer is a named resource
upon that host.

My setup of a HPLJ4000N (with JetDirect card) looks like this:

Name of printer: ops-hp (this is what I want to call it)
Spool directory: /var/[whatever]/ops-hp (filled in automatically)
Server name: 192.168.0.150
Name of printer on server: ops-hp (doesn't much matter...)

I print to it with the command:

$ lpr -Pops-hp [file_to_print]

phil
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Ramin Sina wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a really dum  question about YAST configuration of network
> printing. Suppose there is a printer with an IP address foo.domain.name.
> In administerating remote printers, YAST asks to fill in four entries:
> 
> 1) Name of the printer
> 2) Spool directory        (This is filled automatically)
> 3) Server name
> 4) Name of printer on the server
> 
> I am not sure what it is exactly meant here by server name and the printer
> name. The printer has its own IP address. Can someone shed light on this
> for me.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ramin Sina
> 
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