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Q162777: Printing to an LPD Service Running On SunOS 4.1.x System

Article: Q162777
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 21-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if
a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring
Registry Key" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key"
Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY
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Windows NT supplies a command line utility (Lpr.exe) and the LPR port print
monitor (Lprmon.dll) to print jobs to an LPD service running on another
computer. If the remote computer runs SunOS 4.1 or a prior version, you may need
to configure LPR to support the SunOS compatibility mode.

MORE INFORMATION
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- The lpr -x option allows you to set the SunOS 4.1.x compatibility mode (see
  lpr -? ).

- When you use an LPR port printer queue, the LPR port print monitor checks the
  OldSunCompatibility registry value to check if this mode must be enabled (1
  enable, 0 disable ).

The following example enables the Sun0S compatibility mode on the port
SUNSERVER:PRINTER:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that
problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use
Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And
Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete
Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topic in
Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

Registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print
\Monitors\LPRPort\Ports\SUNSERVER:PRINTER

NOTE: The above registry key is one path; it has been wrapped for readability.

  OldSunCompatibility:REG_DWORD:0x1

For additional information on this registry setting, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  ARTICLE-ID: Q126561
  TITLE : Printing To An LPR Printer May Be Slow



Additional query words: line printer daemon remote

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : :4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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