Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Administration Unleashed

Printer Configuration 712FIGURE 2.13Selecting a Connection TypeThe connection types listed vary per system because the port types vary from system tosystem. Some systems might have a USB port but not a parallel port. Some systems mighthave the opposite: a parallel port but no USB port for a printer to connect to. Other thanlocal ports, the Printer Configuration Tool can be used to add the following types ofremote printers (all networked printers must allow the system to connect to it via port631, and all systems trying to connect to a shared printer must be allowed to send andaccept connections on port 631):. AppSocket/HP JetDirect: Printer available on the network using HP JetDirect.Provide the hostname as a fully qualified domain name or an IP address of theprinter along with the port used to connect to it (default port is 9100).. Internet Printing Protocol (ipp): Printer available on the network using theInternet Printing Protocol (IPP) such as one shared by another Red Hat EnterpriseLinux system. Provide the hostname as a fully qualified domain name or an IPaddress. Also provide the printer name as defined on the print server.. LPD/LPR Host or Printer: Printer available on the network using LPD. Olderversions of Linux used LPD. Provide the hostname as a fully qualified domain nameor an IP address. Also provide the printer name as defined on the print server.. Windows Printer via SAMBA: Printer available on the network using Samba (SMB)such as a printer connected to and shared by a Microsoft Windows computer. Thenetworked is scanned for Samba shares, and any Samba-shared printers can befound in the list. Click the triangle beside each workgroup or computer name in thelist to expand the list. Select the printer or enter its hostname and printer name inthe field starting with smb://. If a username and password are required for authentication,supply them as well.