About Lpd - HP Jetdirect 250M User Manual

Configuring for LPD
Printing
This section covers the following topics:
Introduction
Setup overview
LPD on UNIX systems
LPD on Windows NT/2000 systems
LPD on MacOS systems
Introduction
The HP Jetdirect print server contains an LPD (Line Printer
Daemon) Server module to support LPD printing. This chapter
describes how to configure the HP Jetdirect print server for
use with various systems that support LPD printing. These
instructions include:
• LPD on UNIX Systems
• Configuring BSD-based UNIX systems using LPD
• Configuring print queues using the SAM utility (HP-
UX systems)
• LPD on Windows NT/2000 Systems
• LPD on Mac OS Systems
Note Recent versions of Novell NetWare (NetWare 5.x with
NDPS 2.1 or greater) support LPD printing. For setup
instructions and support, refer to the documentation
supplied with NetWare. Also, refer to the Technical
Information Documentation (TID) on Novell's support
website.

About LPD

Line Printer Daemon (LPD) refers to the protocol and
programs associated with line-printer spooling services that
may be installed on various TCP/IP systems.
Some of the widely used systems in which the HP Jetdirect
print server functionality supports LPD include:
• Berkeley-based (BSD) UNIX systems