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 Using the LPD Print Server

Use LPD Print Server to share the printer connected to your PC with other users on the network.

Introduction

What Is the LPD Print Server?

How To...

Start the LPD Server Manually

Start the LPD Server Automatically

Stop the LPD Server

Enable LPD to Accept Incoming Print Requests

Disable LPD from Accepting Incoming Print Requests

View Jobs in Your Printer's Queue

View the Log File

Print the Log File

Purge the Log File

Configure the LPD Server Program

Troubleshoot LPD Printing Problems


What Is the LPD Print Server?

The LPD Print Server allows you to share a printer connected to your PC. For example, if your PC has a laser printer connected to it, run LPD Print Server on your PC to allow coworkers using UNIX workstations, or Windows- or DOS-based PCs, to send jobs to your printer. You do not need to run LPD Print Server to print to a printer directly connected to your PC.

The LPD Print Server accepts and processes print requests from LPR clients. LPD Print Server runs on your PC as a daemon (background) program, providing functionality similar to its UNIX counterpart. LPD relies on the Windows Print Manager to spool print jobs and display information. Whenever LPD Print Server is running, Print Manager must also be running. LPD Print Server starts Print Manager automatically. When you exit Print Manager, LPD Print Server also stops.

In most situations, LPD Print Server is loaded when Windows is started. Elect this option in the Services portion of the Configuration program. Start the LPD Print Server at any time by double-clicking its icon. LPD Print Server runs minimized, and its icon appears on the desktop.


Start the LPD Print Server Manually

Double-click the LPD Print Server icon.

The LPD Print Server starts minimized and its icon appears on the desktop. If Print Manager was not running, it too starts.


Start the LPD Print Server Automatically

1.	Double-click the Configuration icon.

The Configuration main dialog box opens.

2.	Choose Services.

The Services dialog box opens.

3.	In the LPD Server portion of the Services dialog, choose Start Server.

An X appears in the Start Server check box.

4.	Choose OK.

The Services dialog box closes.

5.	Choose Save.

The configuration dialog box closes and your configuration settings are saved. LPD Print Server starts minimized and Print Manager also starts each time you start the Windows program.


Stop the LPD Print Server

1.	Click on the LPD Print Server icon located on the desktop.

The LPD icon's system menu opens.

2.	Choose Close.

A dialog box opens informing you that stopping LPD will also stop the Windows Print Manager.

3.	Choose OK.

The LPD Print Server and the Windows Print Manager stop. Their icons disappear from the desktop.


Enable the LPD Print Server

1.	Click on the LPD Print Server icon located on the desktop.

The LPD Print Server control menu opens.

2.	Choose Accept Incoming Connections.

A check mark appears next to this menu item and the control menu closes. Another user can now send a job to your printer using the LPR client program.


Disable the LPD Print Server

1.	Click on the LPD Print Server icon located on the desktop.

The LPD Print Server control menu opens. A check mark next to the Accept Incoming Connections item indicates that it is enabled.

2.	Choose Accept Incoming Connections.

The check mark is removed and the control menu closes. The LPD Print Server no longer accepts incoming print requests from LPR clients.


Viewing Jobs in Your Printer's Queue

1.	Double-click the Print Manager icon located on the desktop.

Print Manager opens and displays jobs in your printer's queue.

2.	Minimize Print Manager when you have finished viewing the queue.


Viewing the LPD Log File

1.	Click on the LPD Print Server icon located on the desktop.

The LPD Print Server control menu opens.

2.	Choose View Log File.

The LPD Log File dialog box opens displaying your printer's job history.

3.	Choose Cancel to close the LPD Log File dialog.


Printing the LPD Log File

1.	Click on the LPD Print Server icon located on the desktop.

The LPD Print Server control menu opens.

2.	Choose View Log File.

The LPD Log File dialog box opens displaying your printer's job history.

3.	Using the mouse, select the items you want to copy.

The items are highlighted.

4.	Choose Copy.

The selected log file items are copied to the Windows clipboard.

5.	Paste the clipboard contents into a text processor such as Notepad and print the result.


Purging the LPD Printer Log File

1.	Click on the LPD Print Server icon located on the desktop.

The LPD Print Server control menu opens.

2.	Choose Purge Log File.

A dialog box opens asking you if you really want to purge the contents of the log file.

3.	Choose Yes.

The contents of the log file are purged. Alternatively, click No to retain log file contents.


Troubleshoot LPD Printing Problems

Problem	Possible Causes	Solution
Client PC cannot reach LPD Print Server.	The LPD Print Server, the network, or part of the network is not working.	Ping the client PC machine.
Client PC cannot find LPD server.	The client PC cannot find an internet address for the print server in the name service (NIS, DNS, or hosts file).	Ping the IP address of the client PC machine.
Client PC cannot print.	Client PC is trying to print to a queue that does not exist on your PC.	Click on the LPD Print Server icon located on the desktop. The LPD Print Server control menu opens. Make sure that the check box labeled Accept Incoming Connections is checked. Double-click on the Print Manager icon on the desktop.  Check the queue names on your PC printer. Make sure the client PC is printing to the correct queue. View the printer log file to see if the job is listed in the printer queue.
	The LPD Print Server is stopped running on your PC.	Double-click the LPD Print Server icon to restart it.