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An [Acronym] for __I__nternet __P__rinting __P__rotocol.
-The most commonly used implementation of
IPP on [Linux
] is called
[CUPS
].
+A protocol designed to easily allow computers to communicate both with [
IPP]-enabled printers, and with computers acting as print servers. It uses [HTTP]
on [Port
] 631 (listed in services(5)) -- programs send
[HTTP
] POST requests to print and use special [URL]s to query the spool service. Pointing your WebBrowser at http://localhost:631/ should reveal a web interface to the spool service where you can view the printers available on your machine, including remote printers and print servers that your local machine is set up to use
.
-A protocol designed to easily allow computers to communicate both with
IPP-enabled printers, and with other computers acting as print servers
.
-
-.
-
-IPP uses [port] 631 (listed in services(5)) - you can also talk to a print server via [HTTP]. For example, if your workstation is using [CUPS] you can point a WebBrowser at http://localhost:631/ to see the available printers on your local machine. (These include remote printers and print servers that your local machine is set up to use)
.
+The most commonly used implementation of
IPP on [Linux] is called [CUPS]
. Recent versions of MicrosoftWindows as well as [MacOSX] also understand and support [IPP].
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Part of CategoryInteroperability and CategoryProtocols
