HP ew2500 802.11b/g Print Server LPD printing, About LPD, Table A-1LPD programs and protocols

A LPD printing

The HP Jetdirect print server contains an LPD 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, and includes the following sections:

●LPD on UNIX systems on page 165

◦Configuring BSD-based UNIX systems using LPD

◦Configuring print queues using the SAM utility (HP-UX systems)

●LPD on Windows Server 2003/2008 systems on page 168

●LPD on Windows XP systems on page 170

NOTE: For systems not listed, see your operating system documentation and online help.

Recent versions of Novell NetWare (NetWare 5.x with NDPS 2.1 or greater) support LPD printing. For setup instructions and support, see the supplied NetWare documentation. Also, see the Technical Information Documentation (TID) on Novell's support Web site.

About LPD

Line printer daemon (LPD) refers to the protocol and programs associated with line-printer spooling services that are typically installed on various TCP/IP systems.

Some of the systems in which the HP Jetdirect print server functionality supports LPD include:

●Berkeley-based (BSD) UNIX systems

●HP-UX

●Solaris

●IBM AIX

●Linux

●Windows Server 2003/2008

The UNIX configuration examples in this section show the syntax for BSD-based UNIX systems. The syntax for your system can vary. See your system documentation for the correct syntax.

NOTE: Use LPD functionality with any host implementation that complies with the RFC 1179 document. The process for configuring printer spoolers, however, might differ. See your system documentation for information on configuring these systems.

The LPD programs and protocol include the following:

Table A-1LPD programs and protocols

Program Name	Purpose of Program
lpr	Queue jobs for printing

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