From: Stephen Harris (sweh.womble@spuddy.UUCP)
Date: 04/20/93


From: sweh.womble@spuddy.UUCP (Stephen Harris)
Subject: printing to/from remote machines
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1993 22:12:46 GMT

In article <19930416.142325661491.NETNEWS@ALIJKU11> root@alijku65 writes:

> : [40]% grep 35/tcp /etc/services
> : lp 35/tcp # any private printer server [JBP]
> : printer 35/tcp # any private printer server [JBP]
>
> BSD LPR Service uses 515/tcp instead od 35/tcp, which is used by SysV lp
> Service.

What does this mean?
My system (SLS as of 930304) says "printer 515/tcp # spooler".
Would this allow lpd to work with Sunos 4.1.1 printer spooler?

I'm getting an Ethernet card soon, and remote printing would be very
useful (ie no other printers except those on the Sun)

Thanks for your time.

                            Stephen Harris
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