Oce VarioPrint 1105 User Manual page 484

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lpd UNIX Printing
lpd is an implementation of the standard UNIX line printer daemon that lets
you print across a TCP/IP network without the need to install software on
your workstation, with all filtering and banners done by the network interface
card.
Remote printing uses the same commands (lpr, lpq, lpc) as local printing.
The process begins when the lpr call finds the printer on a remote system by
looking at the remote (rm) entry in the /etc/printcap file for that printer.
lpr handles a print job for a remote printer by opening a connection with the
lpd process on the remote system and sending the data file (followed by the
control file containing control information for this job) to the remote system.
The printer-based lpd then filters the data and prints the job according to
information contained in the control file and its own printcap file.
The network interface card lpd recognizes the format of a certain printer
emulation and filters the data, if possible, so it can be printed on the printer
you specify.
You can indicate to the network interface card lpd what type of print
controller it is attached to by either:
- Accepting the default port setting (PCL, PostScript and other), or
- Changing the listed emulations via a standard IP based Web Browser.
The sections that follow give specific lpd setup instructions for various
systems.
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