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asuclient(8)
NAME
asuclient - Creates or deletes a special file share that stores print jobs
for a printer that is attached to a PC running the MS-DOS operating system
software.
SYNOPSIS
/usr/bin/asuclient printername [-a | -d]
OPTIONS
-a Creates a file share on the Tru64 UNIX system for the specified
printer. The name of the file share is the name of the printer with a
.o extension.
-d Deletes the file share from the Tru64 UNIX system for the specified
printer.
PARAMETERS
printername
Specifies the name of the printer for which the file share will be
created or deleted.
DESCRIPTION
You can configure a printer that is attached to a PC that is running the
MS-DOS operating system software as an ASU printer share. You cannot share
a printer if the system is running Windows software.
You use the asuclient command to create a special file share for the
printer. The file share stores print jobs that are sent to the printer. The
PC connects to the file share and retrieves the files to print.
To configure a printer that is attached to a PC as an ASU printer share,
you must configure the ASU server and the PC as described in the following
sections.
Configuring the ASU Server
To configure the ASU Server to recognize the printer attached to a PC, you
must:
1. Enter the lprsetup command. The lprsetup command prompts you for
information about the printer, then creates a print queue for it on
the Tru64 UNIX system.
When the lprsetup utility prompts you for the printer type, enter
clientps if the printer type is a PostScript printer or clienttxt if
the printer type is a text printer.
When the lprsetup utility prompts you for the spooler directory and
error log file, enter a path and replace CLIENTNAME with the name of
the PC to which the printer is attached.
2. Use the net share command to create a printer share for the printer.
For example, to create a printer share called win_printer for a
printer called laser, enter the following command:
net share win_printer=laser /print
3. Enter the asuclient printername -a command to create the file share
for the printer. For example, to create a file share for a printer
called laser, enter the following command:
asuclient laser -a
Configuring the PC
To configure the PC you must:
· Load spooler agent software, provided with the ASU software, onto the
PC to which the printer is attached. The spooler agent software is a
terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) program that receives print jobs
from the ASU server and sends them to MS-DOS TSRs for printing.
· Configure a persistent connection on the PC. This connection
establishes a link to the ASU server and copies print jobs for the
attached printer from the special file share.
These tasks are described in the next sections.
Loading Spooler Agent Software
The way you load the spooler agent software onto the PC depends on if the
attached printer is text or PostScript as described in the following
sections:
Configuring a Text Printer
At the MS-DOS prompt on the PC to which the text printer is attached:
1. Edit the autoexec.bat file and add the following entries:
After the
call \directory\STARTNET.BAT
entry, enter:
print /d:portid:
The portid is the ID of the client's printer port. For example, LPT1
or COM1. Then add the following entries:
use driveid: \\unix_server_name\DOSUTIL
driveid:\clispool /i /s:driveid
The driveid is the same drive letter of your choice.
2. Reboot the PC.
Configuring a PostScript Printer
At the MS-DOS prompt on the PC to which the PostScript printer is attached:
1. Edit the autoexec.bat file and add the following entries:
After the
call \transport\STARTNET.BAT
entry (transport is either TCP/IP or DECnet), enter:
c:\pcache\pcache.com
c:\pcache\print /d:portid:
The portid is the ID of the client's printer port. For example, LPT1
or COM1.
Then add the following entries:
use driveid: \\unix_server_name\DOSUTIL
driveid:\clipcach /i /s:driveid
The driveid is the same drive letter of your choice.
2. Reboot the PC.
Configuring a Persistent Connection on the PC
If, on the ASU server, the autodisconnect registry parameter is disabled,
which it is by default, and you followed the above Loading Spooler Agent
Software steps, then nothing more is needed to create a persistent
connection.
If, on the ASU server, the autodisconnect registry parameter is enabled,
you need to disable it, stop the ASU server, restart the ASU server, then
reboot the PC.
See the Installation and Administration Guide guide for information about
the registry and stopping and restarting the ASU server.
SEE ALSO
Commands: net(1), lprsetup(8)
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