Here is a brief synopsis of the information you need:
Printer or host name - thunder.shore.mbari.org (the MBARI print server)
Queue name - the MBARI-assigned name of the desired printer (found on a label on the physical printer itself, or on the thunder web site.)
Printer model - found on the physical printer itself, or the thunder web site.)
Printer driver - included in most newer operating systems, or downloadable from HP
After determining the name and model of the printer you wish to print to, set up an LPR connection to it on a Windows 2000 or Windows XP computer by following the steps below.
Go to Start->Printers and Faxes... menu in Windows XP or Start->Settings->Printers... menu in Windows 2000 and open the Add Printer item.
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Click the Next button to continue.
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Select Local printer, uncheck Automatically detect, and click Next.
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Under Create a new port, select Standard TCP/IP Port, and click Next.
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Click Next.
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Enter thunder.shore.mbari.org in the Printer name field. The port name can be any name that makes sense to you, but it must be filled in. (It will default as the server host name.) Click Next to continue.
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Select Custom and click the Settings... button.
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Under Protocol section, select LPR. Under LPR Settings, Queue Name enter the name of the printer and check LPR Byte Counting Enabled. The printer names can be found labeled on the physical printers themselves, or on Thunder.
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Click Finish to continue.
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Locate the printer make and model on the list presented. (If the printer does not appear in the list, click the Have Disk button and navigate to drivers you downloaded from HP, or choose a similar printer model; the IS group can help choose a compatible alternate.) Click Next to continue.
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Enter a name for this printer. Click Next to continue.
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Select Do not share this printer. Click Next to continue.
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Select whether to print a test page, and click Next to continue.
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Click Finish and the installation will be complete.