Line Printer Daemon protocol
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The Line Printer Daemon protocol is an older network printing protocol, originally from BSD Unix, used to submit and manage print jobs over TCP/IP.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BSD Unix technology
ⓘ
application layer protocol ⓘ network printing protocol ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
LPD
NERFINISHED
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LPR/LPD protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ Line Printer Daemon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authenticationSupport | minimal ⓘ |
| configurationStyle | file-based configuration on Unix systems ⓘ |
| connectionModel | client-server ⓘ |
| dataTransferMode | stream-oriented ⓘ |
| definedIn | RFC 1179 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | Unix printing systems ⓘ |
| encryptionSupport | none by default ⓘ |
| errorHandling | simple status codes over TCP connection ⓘ |
| influenced | later printing protocols and systems ⓘ |
| messageFormat | simple text-based control file and data file ⓘ |
| operatesAtOSIlayer | application layer ⓘ |
| originatedIn | BSD Unix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | preconfigured print queue name on server ⓘ |
| securityCharacteristic |
relies on host-based access control
ⓘ
transmits data in clear text ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | IETF (informational RFC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | legacy protocol ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Internet Printing Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsBannerPages | yes GENERATED ⓘ |
| supportsFunction |
print job status retrieval
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remote print job submission ⓘ remote print queue management ⓘ |
| supportsJobIdentification | via control file fields GENERATED ⓘ |
| supportsSpooling | yes ⓘ |
| transportRequirement | reliable byte-stream service ⓘ |
| typicalClientOS |
BSD Unix
NERFINISHED
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Linux distributions NERFINISHED ⓘ System V Unix derivatives ⓘ |
| typicalImplementation | Berkeley lpd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
many Unix-like operating systems
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some network printers ⓘ some print servers ⓘ |
| usesClientProgram | lpr ⓘ |
| usesCommand |
receive a print job
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remove jobs from queue ⓘ send queue state (long) ⓘ send queue state (short) ⓘ |
| usesPort | 515 ⓘ |
| usesPortDirection | server listens on TCP port 515 ⓘ |
| usesServerProgram | lpd ⓘ |
| usesTransportProtocol | TCP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearRFCPublished | 1990 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Internet Printing Protocol