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Using LPR To Print

The CS department requires the use of LPR through a central server to print to any of the departmental printers. This document contains instructions on how to configure a computer running Windows or MacOS on the csres or horatio network to print to a CS department printer. Access to departmental printers from a network maintained by an entity other than the CS department is not allowed. Please direct any comments or questions about LPR that are outside the scope of this document to gripe.

Windows XP

1. Ensure that your Windows login account name is the same as your CS account login name. See below for details on how to change your Windows account name.
2. Open the "Add/Remove Programs" control panel from the start menu.
3. Click on the "Add/Remove Windows Components" button.
4. Highlight "Other Network File and Print Services" and click the "Details" button.
5. Select "Print Services for UNIX" and click OK.
6. After that is done, open the "Printers and Faxes" folder in the Control Panel folder.
7. Select "Add Printer" under "Printer Tasks".
8. Click next on the "Add Printer Wizard" that has now started.
9. Select "Local Printer", deselect "Automatically Detect and Install my Plug and Play Printer" and hit next.
10. Click the "Create a New Port" radio button, and select "LPR Port" from the list and hit next.
11. Under "Name or address of server providing lpd" type "printhost.cs.utexas.edu".
12. Under "Name of printer or print queue on that server" type the name of the printer, i.e. lw3, and hit OK.
13. From the list that comes up next, choose "Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS" and hit next.
14. Name the printer whatever you choose and hit next.
15. You may now choose to print a test page to verify that it is working. Otherwise you are done when the Wizard finishes.

Windows 2000

1. Ensure that your Windows login account name is the same as your CS account login name. See below for details on how to change your Windows account name.
2. Open the "Add/Remove Programs" control panel.
3. Click on the "Add/Remove Windows Components" button.
4. Highlight "Other Network File and Print Services" and click the "Details" button.
5. Select "Print Services for UNIX" and click OK. At this stage it may ask you for the Windows 2000 installation disk.
6. After that is done, open the "Printers" folder in the Control Panels folder.
7. Open "Add Printer"
8. Select "Local Printer", deselect "Automatically Detect and Install my Plug and Play Printer" and hit next.
9. Click the "Create a New Port" radio button, select "LPR Port" from the list and hit next.
10. Under "Name or Address of Server Providing lpd" type "printhost.cs.utexas.edu".
11. Under "Name of Printer or Print Queue on that Server" type the name of the printer, i.e. lw3, and hit OK.
12. From the list that comes up next, choose "Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS" and hit next.
13. Name the printer whatever you choose and hit next.
14. Select "Do Not Share" and hit next.
15. You may now choose to print a test page to verify that it is working. Otherwise you are done.

Windows NT

The steps for NT vary widely depending on what flavor of the OS you are running. Please open a shopreq if you are trying to set up printing from NT.

Windows 95/98

Third party software produced by ACITS is required to use LPR printing. Use the shopreq interface at http://www.cs.utexas.edu/facilities/shopreq/ to request this software and help in setting it up.

MacOS X

1. Ensure that your OS X user name is the same as your CS user name. See below for detail on how to change your Mac user name.
2. In a Finder window, open the Applications folder, then the Utilities Folder. Find and run the application called Print Center.
3. Select the "Add" icon at the top of the window.
4. Select "LPR" from the pull down menu at the top of the window.
5. For "Printer's Address", enter "printhost.cs.utexas.edu".
6. Uncheck "Use default queue on server" and enter the printer name you with to use, i.e. lw3.
7. For Printer Model, choose Generic, or the actual model of the printer if it exists in the list. Either will work.
8. Click the Add button, and you're now finished.

MacOS 9.0

Also, the Classic environment in OS X

1. First, open the "File Sharing" control panel, and change the "Owner Name:" value to be the same as your CS login if it is not already.
2. Find and run the application called "Desktop Printer Utility". Typically it is in Applications:Utilities.
3. In the list of choices that pop up, choose "Printer (LPR)".
4. Under "PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File" click the "Change" button.
5. Choose the model of printer you will be printing to, or click the "Generic" button. Then, hit the select button.
6. Under "LPR Printer Selection" click the change button.
7. For "Printer Address:" enter "printhost.cs.utexas.edu".
8. For "Queue:" enter the name of the printer, i.e. lw3, and click OK.
9. Click the "Create" button and save the printer under whatever name you choose.

MacOS 8.6 and Earlier

For these versions of the OS the LPR software has proven to be unreliable. Send mail to machelp about getting the latest versions of the software.

Changing your account name

Windows

Note: These steps are only verified for Windows XP. Creating a new account with your CS login name will always work. If you have difficulty otherwise, please open a shopreq.

1. Right click "My Computer" on the desktop, and select "Manage".
2. Select "Local Users and Groups", and open the "Users" folder.
3. Right click on your account from the list that appears, and select "Rename".
4. Type in you CS account login name, and you're done.

MacOS X

This is tricky and involved, but possible. It is quite probably easier to create a new account using your CS account login name and migrate your old files to that account. But, if you're willing to try I could not create better instructions than the ones that are found here.

Questions?

You should now be able to print. If you have questions relative to MacOS, please send mail to machelp.

Otherwise, if you have any questions or problem reports, please use the shopreq interface at http://facilities.cs.utexas.edu/shopreq/