Available Printing Tools and Services

The following tools can be used to set up and manage printers in the Oracle Solaris 10 OS:

• Solaris Print Manager – Is a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables you to manage printing configuration on a local system or in a naming service.

• LP print service commands – Is a command-line interface (CLI) that is used to set up and manage printers on a local system or in a naming service. These commands also provide functionality that extend beyond the other print management tools.

The following interfaces, protocols, and technologies are supported in the Oracle Solaris release:

• Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)

• Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, through Samba

• Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) protocol