Voorbeeld configuraties:
De printcap van de printserver: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # This printcap is being created with printtool v.3.27 # Any changes made here manually will be lost if printtool # is run later on. # The presence of this header means that no printcap # existed when printtool was run.
##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default 1
lp0|lp1|lp:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp1:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:
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De printcap van de Client computer:
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##PRINTTOOL3## REMOTE ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default 1
lp0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:\
:rm=print.server.out.there.com:\
:rp=lp:\
:if=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/filter:
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De /etc/hosts.lpd van de printserver:
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red.machine.over.there.com
blue.machine.over.there.com