Ppf

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Printer Port Forwarder

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Description

ppf is simple solution for sharing USB or LPT printer across the network using Network Printing Protocol (JetDirect/AppSocket protocols).

I use this solution for connecting printer to diskless Linux terminal station (see LTSP project for more info) and share it to throw another server (Windows or Unix printing system) with complex queuing and minitoring system.

ppf software is a TCP deamon that listen TCP/9100 and forward all datas comes to phisical printer port, like simple print server (which embedded into network attached printers, like JetDirect)

Goals

We use ppf for sharing printer connected to diskless station station. There are no need to install Samba or CUPS on PC where printer connected to. You use printer throw "standart network port" (in Windows terms).

Downloads

Version 0.1-alpha:

  • Source download: ppf-0.1-alpha.tar.bz2
  • Precompiled binary: ppf-0.1-alpha.fc1.bz2

Installation

From sources:

  • 1. Download c source tarball
  • 2. Unpack. (bzip2 -9 ppf-X.Y-zzz.src.bz2 | tar xvf -)
  • 3. Compile. (cd ppf-X.Y-zzz; make )
  • 4. Install binary. (chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx ppf ; chown root.root ppf ; cp -f ppf /usr/sbin/ppf )

From binary

  • 1. Download precompiled binary file archive
  • 2. Unpack. (cat ppf-X.Y-zzz.fc1.bz2 | bzip2 -cd > ppf)
  • 3. Install binary. (chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx ppf ; chown root.root ppf ; cp -f ppf /usr/sbin/ppf )
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