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Intermec EasyLAN 100i – User's Manual Ed. 1
Chapter 7 Setting Up – Unix
The EasyLAN 100i supports several different print methods in the
TCP/IP environment. itinstall will suggest a print method suitable
for your particular UNIX system, but you might want to use an-
other method depending on your printing requirements (banner
pages, status logging, etc).
The diagram below shows the alternative data paths taken by some
of the UNIX print methods. This illustrates some of the advantages
and limitations of the different methods. Use the following infor-
mation to determine which method to adopt.
Illustration of different UNIX print methods
LPD
The Line Printer Daemon is a protocol for transferring print jobs
between hosts. This is the recommended method for UNIX sys-
tems, but some System V versions do not support LPD.
Advantages:
Easy to set up – install the EasyLAN 100i as a remote queue in
System V, or add a remote printer to
/etc/printcap
using the
rm
and
rp
fields (BSD).
Limitations:
Spooler features, and
printcap
or
lpr
options (BSD) such as
multiple copies, are not available.
Printing Methods
on TCP/IP
Networks
