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Hi all,
  I need to configure a printer under Solaris 2.6 on a Ultra10. What should I do?

  Thanks

Two methods for you...

log in as root...

$>admintool
    select Browse -> printers
A list of the installed printers will be shown
You will see a list of installed printers information ( Printer Name, the Server and
the Descripttion of the Printer ie: the common name )
Clicking on the Printer Name will bring up a box containing the printer details -
this can only be viewed as root.

Adding a printer is as follows
    Edit -> Add -> Access to printer
A dialog box will appear
Fill in the printers details
Click "OK" - the printer will be added.
Quit the above sceeen by selecting "Cancel"

OR

The /etc/printers.conf file contains details of the printers installed on the
machine.
    It will need to be modified thus:-
From...

<printername>:\
    :bsdaddr=<printerservername>,,printername>:\
    :description=<printername>:
_default:\
    :use=<printername>:

Hope this helps

Simon

Having a bit of a day - put a typo in one line please see this version

The /etc/printers.conf file contains details of the printers installed on the
machine.
    It will need to be modified thus:-
From...

<printername>:\
    :bsdaddr=<printerservername>,<printername>:\
    :description=<printername>:
_default:\
    :use=<printername>:

Simon

Depends on the make/model printer, and whether the printer is connected
to your Ultra 10's parallel port, or the printer is connected directly
to the network with an internal network card, or the printer is connected
to the network through an external print server box, or the printer is
accessed through another computer that's acting as a print server.

If the printer's connected through an external print server box, also
include the make/model of that print server box.

This sounds complex, but it's not.  There are just slight differences
in the setup commands depending on what kind of access your computer
has to the printer.

  -Greg
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Please don't do that.  Editing the /etc/printers.conf file is usually
a mistake.  Use the lpadmin or lpset commands instead.

  -Greg
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