Specifications

Configuring LPD Printers
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LPD Operation
Supported File Types
The access server’s LPD implementation supports printing of ASCII text and
PostScript header and trailer pages. The access server does not convert files from
one format to the other. The host system must be configured with appropriate
printer drivers to match the file formats supported by the printer.
Users must be aware of the type of file they want to print and select the
appropriate printer and printer driver when submitting a print job.
Control and Data Files
During the printing operation, the access server receives control and data files
from the remote host. The following table describes these files:
Remote hosts can send control and data files in any order. The access server does
the following:
• If the control file arrives first, the access server stores the file, waits for the data
file to arrive, and then prints the data. The access server sends the user data in
the control file as the last page of the print job.
This File: Contains:
Control File format information and user information (for example, host and user
name).
Data file Total number of bytes in the file, the name of the data file, and the data.
If the Control File
Arrives First and the:
Does the Header/
Trailer Print?
Does the User
Information Print?
Header is enabled. Yes Yes
Header is disabled. No No
Header is optional. Yes Yes
Trailer is enabled. Yes Yes
Trailer is disabled. No No
Trailer is optional. No No