[ale] Port printing and saving the output as a file

[Jeff Hubbs]

beach wrote:

>I'm not sure if it does print via LPR..  I know that I can configure a HP 
>LaserJet 4050N that is IP based and it prints fine.   
>
I'd take that as a sure sign that the mainframe is doing LPR or 
facsimile thereof.  

>In the printer setup on 
>the mainframe, I list the IP and the port of the printer (which is always 
>9100 it seems).
>
I've never dug very deep into the workings of lpr, but the IANA list has 
port 9100 as unassigned.  Maybe all that happens is that a printer 
"stream" gets blasted over without any real interpretation at that layer 
(i.e., not counting the interpreting of PS)

>
>
>I have played around with 'printtool' but it seems to want a name instead of 
>letting me assign a port to use.   Hope that makes sense...
>
>Thanks for the quick reply!
>
>Beach
>
>On Saturday 02 March 2002 02:25 pm, you wrote:
>
>>If the mainframe is actually sending out LPR jobs, then, Linux lpd
>>already does accept print jobs and ought to be able to take them.  Then,
>>it becomes a matter of having the lpr (CUPS, LPRng, etc.) system on the
>>"catching" end dump PS to a file instead of a print device.  Sounds like
>>a cool project!
>>
>>- Jeff
>>
>>
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