2.2. Remote Printer

It means printing on printers connected to a remote host with a spooler running ot the printer is connected directly to the network. The queues on the remote host should be already configured.

2.2.1.  LPD-compatible server

2.2.1.1. Required information

Name of the remote host, name of the remove queue

2.2.1.2. Auto-detection of Hosts

Scan ports on remote machines

2.2.1.3. Auto-detection of Queues

Not possible.

2.2.2.  Printing via IPP protocol

2.2.2.1. Required information

Name of the remote host, name of the remote queue

2.2.2.2. Auto-detection of Hosts

Scan ports on the remote machines, check if the machine has at least one queue (via IPP protocol)

2.2.2.3. Auto-detection of Queues

Via the IPP protocol.

2.2.3.  SMB/CIFS/Windows printer

2.2.3.1. Required information

Name of the remote host, name of the remote queue, name of the workgroup, user name and corresponding password

2.2.3.2. Auto-detection of Hosts

Currently not supported

2.2.3.3. Auto-detection of Workgroups

Currently not supported

2.2.3.4. Auto-detection of Queues

Via nmblookup -A $HOST

2.2.4.  Novell Netware (NCP)

2.2.4.1. Required information

Name of the remote host, name of the remote queue, user name and corresponding password

2.2.4.2. Auto-detection of Hosts

A list of available NCP servers can be get using slist

2.2.4.3. Auto-detection of Queues

A list of available queues on specified server can be get using pqlist.

2.2.5.  Direct printing to TCP port

2.2.5.1. Required information

Host name of the printer, port number

2.2.5.2. Auto-detection of Hosts

Scan ports on remote machine

2.2.5.3. Auto-detection of Port

Currently not supported