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MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-10
5.5.2.1About Option Classes
Class (Table 5-3) supports printing to the first available printer from a list
of printers according to the following:
• The first printer is the one specified on the command line.
• Next one is hostname: port in the .fpconfig file.
• Subsequent printer names are taken from the Class list.
fpfilter connects to the first printer . If not, it tries to connect to the next
printer. If still unsuccessful, fpfilter goes back to the first printer.
Table 5-3: .fpconfig Options
fpfilter
Option Function
hostname <name> Specify the IP name for FastPort
serial1 or serial 2 Send to the serial port
ctrld Send a Control+D before and after the job (PostScript only)
formfeed Send a form feed after the job
parallel 1, parallel 2, or parallel 3 Send to the parallel port
mapcrlf Map line feeds to carriage return/line feeds
asciifilter <program> Call program to convert PostScript from ASCII
bannerfirst Look for file .banner in current directory. Submit it before the job
bannerlast Look for file .banner in current directory. Submit it after the job
startfile <file> Send file before the job
endfile <file> Send file after the job
startstring <string> Send string before the job
endstring <string> Send string after the job
CLASS <hostname: port list> If printer is unavailable, program tries to print to the FastPort port as listed
left to right (CLASS alpha:p1 alpha:p2 beta:p beta:s)
mail <user name> Sends E-mail after the job is printed or in case of error
errorfile <filename> Stores errors that occurred in filename.
program <program> Execute program after the job prints or in case of error. Passes the error code.
syslog Records error messages in the syslog file.
checkserial Sends a Control+T to check the serial printer’s status before sending a print
job. Only for PostScript printers. If no printer is attached, data is not sent.
checkparallel Checks for the parallel printer before sending a print job. Some parallel
printers do not make the parallel status “Busy” when turned off. If this option
is not used while FastPort is in standard mode, then print jobs will be lost.
acctg Performs accounting on printers. For serial printers, it reports the number of
pages printed. For parallel printers, it reports the name of user, machine, file,
and date and time the job was sent.
closewait Ensures that all data is sent before the socket is closed. It is required in some
System V machines.
dobanner Look for file .banner in the current directory and submit it before the job
(.banner is normally generated by an output filter program.
pba Adobe PostScript binary conversion for non-binary printers.
pbh HP PostScript binary conversion for non-binary printers.