LPD Printing

Can I share my PC printer with my coworkers and what must I do?

To make your printer available to coworkers, you must define a printer queue for the printer on your computer, start LPD Print Server, and enable your computer to receive print requests.

Who can access my printer?

When you share your printer using LPD Print Server, your printer becomes a network printer. Coworkers within your networked environment who use software that can interpret the LPD protocol, can print documents on your PC printer. This includes coworkers using a Windows computer or a UNIX workstation.

What happens to my coworkers' print requests when I turn off my printer or my computer?

Print requests that were processed and placed in the LPD Print Server spool directory are saved before you turn off either your computer or your printer. Those print requests will be printed when you restart your computer, the LPD Print Server, and your PC printer.

How can I find out which print requests belong to me and which belong to coworkers?

To find out which print requests belongs to you or your coworkers, display the Printers window from the Settings menu, and double-click the printer's queue name. A window appears listing such details as document name, status and owner.

Where are printer problems logged?

All operations related to print requests sent to your LPD printer are written in a log file. You can open, print, or purge the log file. The default path and file name of the log file is C:\spool\logfile.txt. The Troubleshooting section of the Solstice LPD Print Server utility provides solutions pertaining to LPD Print Server setup and error messages.

What must I do to access a coworker's printer?

To print documents on a coworker's printer, you add that printer to your list of available printers using the Microsoft Add Printer Wizard. If you will use that printer frequently, you may want to specify it as your default printer.