[rescue] OT: LPR & 9100
Andrew Weiss
ajwdsp at cloud9.net
Mon Sep 13 23:44:23 CDT 2004
On Sep 14, 2004, at 12:52 AM, Eric Webb wrote:
> Apologize again -- this is off the topic of rescue but wishing to tap
> into the
> braintrust here.
>
> Can someone explain to me the name of the "protocol" involved in
> printing to
> port 9100, usually on an HP JetDirect? I believe this has nothing at
> all to
> do with LPR.
I think it is raw bit raster. It's basically whatever you're doing
shoved down the raw socket. If that's Postscript for the Postscript on
a cartridge of a Laserjet III then that's what is sent. I think it's
mainly raw PCL otherwise. (a bitstream?)
Andrew
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