Enhanced Network Printer Support

The Solaris 2.6 print software provides better support for network printers in previous Solaris releases. Features include:

• A new interface script, /usr/lib/lp/model/netstandard, is specifically designed to support network printers. This script collects the spooler and print database information needed to perform network printing and passes it to the print output module.

• A new print output module, netpr, is called from the netstandard interface script to print the print job by opening a network connection to the printer, creating the correct protocol instructions, and sending the data to the printer. The netpr program currently supports two protocols, BSD print protocol and a TCP pass-through.

• New arguments to the lpadmin -o command are used to specify destination name, protocol, and timeout values for the network printer.

• Solstice AdminSuite 2.3 Printer Manager can be used to set up and manage network printers.

See Chapter 41, Setting Up Printers (Tasks)or the Solstice AdminSuite 2.3 Administration Guide for more information about setting up a network printer.