Why are LPR print jobs larger than AppleTalk print jobs?
LPR print jobs must send more information to the printer than do AppleTalk print jobs. On UNC’s fast network, you will not notice a difference in print speeds. Since LPR prints over TCP/IP, can I print from off-campus? Yes, assuming you have a fast connection (DSL or Cable modem) to the Internet. Slower modems can take several minutes to send even a short page of text. Does LPR require the use of a print server? No, you can print directly to a networked printer using LPR. To do so, follow the directions above but enter the IP address of the printer in the “Printer Address” field of the Desktop Printer Utility and leave the “Queue” field blank. It is, however, highly recommended that you use a print server since print jobs that cannot be completed will otherwise disappear without warning. In cases where only a few people use a printer, though, direct printing is not a problem. What versions of the Macintosh operating system support LPR printing? Any version of the Mac OS that can use th
