Unix Printing - Mita DP-2800 Instruction Handbook Manual

7. 3 UNIX Printing

The EcoLAN 1000E can support UNIX TCP/IP printing in two modes:
• Host-based lpd where a supplied line printer daemon is run on one or more
workstations and print data is communicated to the EcoLAN 1000E via a TCP/IP
port or,
• Printer-based lpd where the printer appears as a host running a line printer daemon.
In general, printer-based lpd is easiest to use on BSD UNIX systems, requiring an
entry in the printcap file once the EcoLAN 1000E has its IP information. Some UNIX
System V systems have restrictions on support of remote LPD printers, requiring that
the host-based LPD approach be used. For many operating systems, you have the
option of using host-resident printing or print server-resident printing. Each mode has
certain advantages.
• The host-resident method can print the username and filename on its banner page;
the print server-resident method prints a banner page with the host's name.
• The print server-resident method requires you to configure the printer only one
time, when you install the print server. The host-resident method requires that a
printing daemon be installed on every host that you want to be able to print jobs.
Note: The EcoLAN 1000E will also operate with other host-resident print
supervisor/spooler programs that present a print image to the printer over a
TCP/IP port. The base TCP/IP port number can be changed via Telnet, or the NIC
HTML setup pages accessed by MAP or a Web Browser. Remember, the actual
port is always one higher than the base port number. The Network Status Page
indicates the actual port number.
TCP/IP Configuration 7-15