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NAME

       pconf_detect - A command-line utility for autodetecting printers in Linux

SYNOPSIS

       pconf_detect -m [PPORT|NETWORK] -i <info-string>

DESCRIPTION

       pconf_detect  is  a  command-line  utility  for	autodetecting  printers  from  Linux.  It  is  a  simple  wrapper  around libprinterconf's
       pconf_detect_printer() function.  It currently supports two methods of autodetection: parallel port detection and network detection.

       The detection type is specified with the -m option, which can be followed by one of two	values:  PPORT	or  NETWORK.   Detection  specific
       information is passed following the -i option. For parallel port detection, this will be a comma-separated string of parallel port numbers.

       For network detection, it will be some method of specifying a range of hosts or IP addresses.

       The most common form is "10.203.1.2/24", indicating the IP/bitmask to scan.

       Other  formats include an IP range ("10.203.1.12-30"), an IP/netmask ("10.203.1.2/255.255.255.0"), a simple IP address ("10.203.1.2"), or a
       host name ("myprinter.mydomain.com").

       [Note: Detection of large network subnets can take a significant amount of time.]

       pconf_detect will print out a set of formatted text strings, one for each detected printer.

       The actual format of these strings will depend on the detection method. For parallel port detection, the string will be in the basic  form:
       "port=p;model=m". For a network printer the form is: "printer=hostaddr;vendor=v;model=m".

EXAMPLES

       PPORT example:

	       pconf_detect -m PPORT -i 0,1

       where "0,1" is a comma-separated list of the parallel port to scan.

       NETWORK example:

	       pconf_detect -m NETWORK -i "10.203.1.2/24"

       where "10.203.1.2/24" is the IP/bitmask to scan.

SEE ALSO

       libprinterconf(3)

Printerconf Docs						   12 April 2000						 libprinterconf(6)