Configuration of an OS/2 Server; Create a Printer- Page 34

TCP/IP PRINTING 2 - 8

Configuration of an OS/2 Server

1

From the OS/2 desktop open the Templates folder. Use the 
right mouse button to drag the Printer icon (not the Network 
Printer icon) onto the desktop.

2

The Create a Printer window should be open (if it is not, double 
click on the printer icon).

3

Type in any name for the printer.

4

Select the default printer driver. If the desired printer driver is not 
listed, click on the Install new Printer Driver button and add the 
driver.

5

Choose the output port. IBM TCP/IP automatically creates 8 
named pipes called  

\PIPE\LPD0

 through to 

\PIPE\LPD7

. 

Pick an unused port and double click on it.

You will get the Settings window. Enter the following:

You may leave the other entries blank. Click on the OK button. The 
pipe should be highlighted; if not, click on it. 

Click on the Create button to create the printer.

Early versions of Warp Server have a bug in which the 
named pipes do not appear (the problem does not affect 
Warp Connect or LAN Server). This problem is fixed via a 
patch available from IBM.

LPD server

The Brother print server name (from the 
HOSTS file) or its IP address.

LPD printer

For most applications, use the Brother print 
server 'binary' service BINARY_P1. However, 
if you are printing text files from the DOS or 
OS/2 command prompt, you should use the 
text service TEXT_P1, which will add carriage 
returns for proper formatting of the data (but 
will potentially distort graphics printouts).

Host name

The IP name of the OS/2 file server

User

The IP address of the OS/2 file server