Intermate 100 manual Windows 2000 and Windows XP, Introduction, What is a printer

Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Introduction

2.Windows 2000 and Windows XP

2.1.Introduction

The following protocols are supported

•“Standard TCP/IP Port” = Raw Socket (Port 9100, Reverse Telnet) using the native Port 9100 protocol. See page 24.

•LPR using either the native LPR or Intermate LPR Print Port. See page 27.

Note that the LPR port is best suited to servers that need to communicate with host computers such as UNIX or VAX machines by way of RFC 1179. For computers that need to submit print jobs to host computers, the standard TCP/IP port should be used in most cases.

A network-connected printer must have a card that supports LPD for TCP/IP printing to work properly.

•Internet Print Protocol. See page 30.

What is a “printer”

In Windows, the definition of a “printer” consists of three ele- ments:

aa physical printer from a specific printer manufacturer and of a specific type or model, with a specific IP address

ba specific driver to be used (this driver may or may not be from the same manufacturer)

cthe port name to be used (port names are often in themselves composed of two parts, for example an IP address and a port).

Once defined, printers appear on the “Settings > Printer” func- tion and they are presented on the list of printers you can choose from whenever you use a Windows application on your PC/ work station.

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