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Operation

After setting up the card, you can use the routine lpr command

from any host to direct a print file to the Ethernet Card. The card

does not have to interpret any of the incoming print data

whatsoever, allowing binary image files, font download files, as

well as ASCII text to be printed transparently.

The interface card is able to handle many separate communication

channels simultaneously. Unless coupled with a compatible

spooling unit, the Ethernet Card will not have any disk-spooling

capability, so incoming print requests from other hosts when the

card is already servicing a print job are “stacked,” and serviced in

rotation.

The Ethernet Card will respond to an lpq print query by sending

back details of the current print job, as well as all stacked prints. If

a connection request is received after all available connections are

taken up, the card will not respond to the connection attempt.

Note:

An lpq enquiry may show “missing” stack entries; for example, only jobs

2, 5, and 7 appear. The missing entries (3,4, and 6) will be print jobs

sent by a different protocol, such as Novell

or

Ethertalk.

Printing a file

At the prompt type (example):

lpr -Allison filename or lp-d Allison

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