What Is LPR Printing?
Line printer remote (LPR) printing is a system that allows computer workstations connected to a single network to submit print jobs to printers that also are connected to the network. With LPR printing, the connection is made through a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) connection. These connections also are used to connect standalone computers to the Internet. LPR printing was developed at the University of California at Berkeley for its Uniplexed Information and Computing System (UNIX) and quickly spread to be used with other network computer systems. LPR printing works through a line printer daemon (LPD), a program installed on a computer. The user submits the print job to the LPD, which transmits the request to the network printer. In cases where where is more than one network printer, the LPD submits the print job to an available printer, or in the case of specialized print jobs, the LPD selects the appropriate printer. LPR printing also allows for print queu
Related Questions
- I have a host system running that does not support the LPR/LPD protocol, however, it does support the Telnet protocol for printing. Can I configure RPM to receive jobs using the Telnet protocol?
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