LANprint
User Manual

Contents

Chapter 1
1	Introduction
1.1	Design Overview
1.1.1	VMS Print Symbiont Architecture
1.1.2	LANprint Symbiont Architecture
1.1.3	LANprint/PC Architecture
1.2	Associated Documentation
1.3	Package Licensing
1.4	Package Contents
1.5	Conventions Used
Chapter 2
2	Product Requirements
2.1	Disk Space Requirements
2.2	Memory Requirements
2.3	Operating System Versions and Platforms
2.4	Network Software Versions
2.5	Quota and Privilege Requirements
Chapter 3
3	Package Installation
3.1	Preparing to Install the Package
3.2	Host Installation
3.3	Host Configuration
3.3.1	Starting the LANprint Symbiont
3.3.2	Transparent Spooling Device Driver
3.3.3	Automatic Startup Command Procedure, VIALPPSTARTUP
3.3.4	Defining DCL Foreign Command Symbols
3.3.5	Configuring the DECnet Transport
3.3.5.1	Configuring the Known Nodes Database
3.3.5.2	DECnet Access Control
3.3.6	Configuring the TCP/IP Transport
3.3.6.1	Configurable Items for TCP/IP
3.3.6.2	Using NBHOSTS.DAT to Resolve Network Names
3.3.6.3	Setting the TCP/IP NetBIOS Name Scope
3.3.6.4	Specifying an Internet Interface Name
3.3.6.5	Compatibility with DHCP Environments
3.3.7	Changing the Default Network Transport
3.3.8	User-Modifiable Files
3.3.9	Logical Names Required by LANprint
3.3.10	Configuring DECwindows Bookreader
3.4	Checking that the Symbiont is Running
3.5	Console Messages
3.6	Installation on DOS
3.6.1	Installing the PC Software
3.6.2	Configuring LANprint/PC
3.6.3	Configuring Windows for LANprint/PC
3.6.4	Handling the DECnet Session Limit
3.6.5	Using Multiple MS-DOS NetBIOS Stacks
3.7	Security Considerations
3.8	Upgrading the Evaluation Kit
3.9	Installing a Package Update
3.10	Stopping LANprint Queues
3.11	Package Shutdown
3.12	Package Removal
Chapter 4
4	The Printer Database
4.1	Database Template File Syntax
4.2	Print Queue Device Command
4.2.1	Device Command Qualifiers
4.2.2	Debug Qualifier
4.2.3	Flow Timer Qualifier
4.2.4	Formfeed Qualifier
4.2.5	Hold-On Timer Qualifier
4.2.6	LAN Adapter Name Qualifier
4.2.7	NetBIOS Receive Timeout Qualifier
4.2.8	NetBIOS Transmit Timeout Qualifier
4.2.9	Operator Qualifier
4.2.10	Printer Characteristics Qualifier
4.2.11	Resource Name Qualifier
4.2.12	Resource Password Qualifier
4.2.13	Retry Timer Qualifier
4.2.14	Server Name Qualifier
Chapter 5
5	Utility Programs
5.1	LPPDATABASE - The Printer Database Builder
5.2	LPPQUERY - The Printer Database Query Program
5.3	LPPPRINT - The Simple File Print Program
Chapter 6
6	User Guide
6.1	Printing on a LANprint Print Queue
6.2	Stopping a Print Job
6.3	Error Handling
6.4	Troubleshooting - Form Definitions & Truncated Output
Chapter 7
7	LANprint/PC
7.1	Resource Requirements
7.2	Gateway Gonfiguration
7.3	Running LANprint/PC
7.4	Stopping LANprint/PC
7.5	Command Reference
7.5.1	Displaying the Usage Message
7.5.2	Shared Resource Names
7.5.3	Resource Name Aliases
7.5.4	Adapter Number
7.5.5	Buffer Size
7.5.6	Debugging
7.5.7	Formfeed between Files
7.5.8	Network Name
7.5.9	Password
7.5.10	Redirector Name
7.5.11	Sessions
7.5.12	Timeout
7.5.13	Unique Names
7.5.14	Verbose Mode