> clp550n_ps robbys-room clp550n A4_LPQ - post+600dpi+nohead > generic lpdspool lpd - - FIFO
> I have two simple questions, so I can understand what is happening. > The A4_LPQ, what does that do? It is in the OUT_DEV field but ain't a > device, and just guessing I would assume it names the queue to use. > Is that correct? Yes. > Could that be any text, or does the LPD in the > printer have ideas on how to name and handle queues? In theory you should set it to "raw", but in practice it never seems to matter. http://tinyurl.com/dwul2 > Second, is it good practice to have the machine name of the printer > (/lib/ndb/local entry) be different from the /sys/lib/lp/devices > printer name? I know that I can add more "virtual" printers to turn > on duplex and color and what not. I'm with you on this one. I prefer keeping the names the same, but maybe the _ps suffix is common elsewhere. The rest of the system doesn't care. Russ
