Using mp as an Xprt (X Print Server) Client

This support enables mp to print output for any printer connected to the network supported by an X Print Server. PostScript and many versions of PCL are also supported with this command.

If either the -D or -P command opton is used, and no XPDISPLAY variable is set in your environment, the print server startup script starts an Xprt server at port 2100 in the machine in which the client is running. The script also terminates the print server after mp completes. If XPDISPLAY is set, the mp client tries to contact the print server running at XPDISPLAY. In this case, no attempt is made to start the server if it is not running.

.The /usr/lib/lp/locale/C/mp directory contains .xpr print page layout files for mp working as the Xprt client. These are sample files created for 300 dpi printers. If the target printer has a different dpi value, the dpi value will automatically be converted to the target printer's resolution.