Direct printing daemon

This is small utility for LPD printing on windows. It acts like daemon which listens port 9100 and copies received data to printer named "DirectPrint" which you must install as local printer for your regular hardware (printer, plotter). It mimics Printing during calculation since there is no queue processing. Every received byte is imediately forwarded to printer port.

Benefits

This is equvilent to the hardware solution like "Internal Print Servers" from SEH but implemented in software that enables "RIP on fly" for software like BestColor

Works with any hardware connection like USB and Centronics.

Limitations

Only one printer. Visual basic Source included if you want to change port or timeout.

Installation

  1. Install your printer driver and connect your hardware
  2. Print test page localy
  3. Rename tested printer to DirectPrint
  4. Disable sharing for this printer!
  6. Unzip DirectPrint archive and run setup
  7. For transparent running add a shortcut to StarUp folder with minimized option
  8. Configure your RIP to foward on port 9100 and IP of the PC where you installed DirectPrint.

Download

ZIP archive

Copyright

Software is free of charge with Copyright (C) 2003, Leon Kos.