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<h1><a name="PRINTERCOMM">Chapter 11. Printer Communication
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<dt>11.1. <a href=
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<dt>11.2. <a href="x4814.htm">RFC1179 (LPD)
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<dt>11.9. <a href="x5171.htm">Printing to a SMB
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<dt>11.10. <a href="x5185.htm">Printing to AppleTalk
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<p>Common communication methods between a printer and a host
system are network connections, parallel ports, or serial
ports; while Fibre Channel, SCSI, USB, FireWire, InfraRed,
and other interesting technologies have been used, they are
either very specialized or not directly support by the <b
class="APPLICATION">LPRng</b> software. In this section we
will discuss Network, Parallel Port, and Serial Printers, as
well as the different protocols and standards that apply to
them.</p>
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<h1 class="SECT1"><a name="NETWORKPRINTER">11.1. Network
Printers</a></h1>
<p>The most flexible and highest throughput printer
interface is via a network (TCP/IP) connection. Most high
performance printers have a built in network interface, or
you can attach them to a <i class="EMPHASIS">printer
server</i> box which provides a network interface. The
network interface usually supports multiple network
printing protocols. The most common are the LPD (RFC1179),
Socket API, AppSocket, SMB, and Novell Netware interfaces.
<b class="APPLICATION">LPRng</b> directly supports the LPD
(RFC1179) and Socket API interfaces, and you can use the <b
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