# Features of LPD

This is a print application that can be used on Windows, Mac OS X, UNIX, and Linux.
LPD is generally used for a TCP/IP network environment.

Advantages | LPD printing is the most common network printing method supported by Windows, Mac OS X, UNIX, and Linux as standard. You can also print a banner page. Even if you should restart the printer while the printer is printing, the print data is guaranteed because the print job is retransmitted (when a byte count is specified on printing).
Disadvantage | You cannot obtain the detailed information about print jobs.
Usage Example | When sharing the printer by multiple users (because it is easy to identify the owner of the print data by using the banner page) When there are a variety of computers (operating systems) in the same network environment, and you want to print using only one print application
Setting Method | "Connecting the Printer (LPD/RAW)"

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