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Section 9: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 5570e/AXIS 5670e User’s Manual
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PROS A protocol developed at Axis. Comes in two versions;
named pipe (PROS A) and filter (PROS B).
PROS A
Advantages
The AXIS 5570e/AXIS 5670e appears as a device to the system. This
makes all filter and model options available. It provides accounting
and status logging. Supports bi-directional printing. The printer
information read back can be viewed in a log file.
PROS A
Limitations
A ‘C’ compiler is required to build the PROS A drivers.
Note:
PROS B
Advantages
It provides accounting and status logging. Supports bi-directional
printing. The printer information read back can be viewed in a log file.
PROS B
Limitations
A ‘C’ compiler is required to build the PROS B drivers and in the case
of BSD, it may conflict with other input or output filters. It does not
allow both input and output filters. Interface programs can not be
used in System V.
Reverse Telnet Often used for printing via a terminal server printer port. Only
recommended if you already have a Reverse Telnet driver installed.
Advantages: Easy to set up with previously installed Reverse Telnet drivers.
Limitations: No status logging. Drivers are not supplied with the print server.
Existing drivers may be slow.
Other UNIX/Linux
Systems
Most UNIX/Linux systems resemble either BSD or System V and so
with some ingenuity, a solution can also be devised for other
variants.
If the system has BSD socket type networking support, then
prosbsd
(in the
bsd directory of the AXIS 5570e/AXIS 5670e) can be used as a
starting point. It receives print data from
stdin, and writes a log file
to
stderr. Nothing is written to stdout.
You can download a ‘C’ compiler from http://www.gnu.org/.