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Configuring Xprint V7.0 Administering devices
number apply for a LAN printer (e.g.: "132.82.127.34 9100", as the Internet
address for your LAN printer). Instead of the Internet address and port
number you can also specify the host name provided it is defined in the
/etc/hosts file.
If the connection type changes (e.g. up to now the first serial port; now the
second parallel port), you must also specify with type the new connection
type your printer will use. Possible values for type are SERIAL for a serial port,
PARALLEL for a parallel port, SCSI for a SCSI high-performance printer, and
LAN for a LAN printer.
6.4.7 Replacing an existing printer with a new one
If you want to replace an existing printer with a new one, you only have to
change the relevant information in the definition of the old printer. What infor-
mation this is depends on the printer involved.
● First check the settings of the existing printer:
xpshow -dev printer -di LONG
This displays a list of all the settings for the specified printer printer.
● Use the checklist on page 263 in the Appendix to check if all the required
preparatory steps for modifying the printer have been taken or if you want to
use any of the further configuration options mentioned there (forms, filters,
permission lists, etc.).
● Check whether the relevant printer is still active with the following command:
xpstat -dev [selection]
● If the printer is still active (output: Status: ACTIVE), you must deactivate it:
xpchange -dev [selection] -st NOT_ACTIVE
● Then modify all the settings which have changed for the new printer with the
following command:
xpmod -dev printer [options_to_be_modified]
For options_to_be_modified you can specify any of the options which can also
be specified when defining a new printer (see also section “Adding a printer”
on page 116 and the description of the xpmod -dev command in the “Xprint
V7.0 - Reference Manual”).