[THIN] Re: no, no, help me....you printing gunu's

  • From: Dogers <dogers@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:36:21 +0000

Sorry, I meant how do you make it an lpr print, as opposed to whatever
Windows does by default?

Andrew


On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:28:43 +1000, Rick Mack <rick.mack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> If I do an lpr print, it is with a formatted print job, that is printed as 
> received ay the other end, no formatting or printer driver involvement at the 
> delivery end.
> 
> So I could have a kernel mode HP LaserJet 5Si at the print server end, and an 
> HP LaserJet II driver at the Windows Server 2003 end, and it would still work.
> 
> What I meant by driverless is that I only have to worry about the printer's 
> characteristics (does it understand PCL etc) and not about what driver is 
> loaded at the receiving end. Provided the driver at the sending end is 
> compatible with the printer the print job will work
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