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Howto: Linux Configure Pass-Thru Print

Posted by Vivek Gite [Last updated: June 29, 2006]

Passthrough print is the process of having a UNIX (or similar) host program print on the printer attached to your terminal (or PC running terminal emulation). Its advantages are:

=> It prints where the user is, without requiring complicated procedures to equate printers with users.
=> It works over direct serial, modem, multiplexor, TCP/IP, etc.
=> It is immediate.

This document covers implementation of passthrough print on a UNIX/Linux host system, where this feature is not already enabled.

It worked for me and it may be helpful to someone out there :)

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