[Tfug] lpr and unknown printer

[Shawn Nock]

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Glen Pfeiffer wrote:
> On 03/02/2008 10:11 PM, Glen Pfeiffer wrote:
>> The cupsys-bsd description says that provides the BSD commands 
>> for interfacing with CUPS. Does that mean that lpr cannot 
>> interface with CUPS?
>>
> I should have been clearer.
> 
> Does that mean that the lpr provided by the lpr package cannot 
> interface with CUPS?
> 

Short answer, no. CUPS uses IPP as it's network protocol (over TCP or
socket). A traditional lpr doesn't speak IPP. cups-lpr provides an
lpr-like interface to IPP.

Another alternative, is to use cups-lpd. cups-lpd speaks very basic lpd
on port 515. Assuming you setup the printers as remote queues
(@localhost) in the printcap (or printer.conf), traditional lpr/rlpr
should work.

Unless you are setting this box up as a print server for legacy clients
(which usually only speak lpd), cups-lpr is what you are looking for.

Peace,
Shawn

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