How can I disable LPR byte count

[Kurt Pfeifle]

lennard mooij wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I have searched and searched but haven't found. I'm having trouble using 
> my printer that is connected to the print server on my router.
> When I send a job to the printer, it doesn't do anything, although the 
> status light changes to orange which would indicate 'busy' status. Now
> when I click 'Cancel all jobs' in cups (localhost:631), the job starts
> printing, as if the printer was waiting for something.
> 
> In windows the same happened, and I solved this problem by disabling lpr 
> byte count in the tcp/ip printer port.
> 
> my printer address is: lpd://145.xxx.xxx.xxx/lp0
> 
> My best bet is that it will work if lpr byte counting is disabled. 
> However, I have no clue whether it is enabled in the first place / or if
> it is an option that can be set.
> 
> does anyone have an answer?
> thanks in advance,
> 
> Lennard


You can tweak all lpd://-type backends and device URIs by appending addi-
tional parameters. See here for details:

http://localhost:631/help/network.html?TOPIC=Getting+Started&QUERY=#LPD

Maybe appending

    "?order=data,control&reserve=rfc1179"

(without the quotes) to your currently used URI will help?

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