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# TCP/IP Configuration Notebook Online Help

### Automatically Starting LPRPORTD

To start LPRPORTD automatically when TCP/IP is started, select the Autostart tab, select LPRPORTD in the Autostarted Services list box, and check the Autostart Service box under Autostart Options.

If you choose to start LPRPORTD in an OS/2 window foreground session, you can check the Minimized box to minimize the OS/2 window.

After LPRPORTD is started, you can print to remote printers using OS/2 printer objects on your desktop.

Uncheck the Autostart Service box to disable the automatic starting of LPRPORTD when TCP/IP is started.

#### LPRPORTD Parameters

If you choose to automatically start LPRPORTD, TCP/IP can also process the following command parameters when specified from the Autostart tab:

-d
  Specifies not to delete the spool file.

-i
  Specifies the number of minutes the pipe remains idle after all retry attempts fail. The default is 15.

-r retries
  Specifies the number of attempts to connect to the server. The default is 5.

-q seconds
  Specifies the retry delay, in seconds. The default is 180.

-t
  Enables the tracing of LPRPORTD processing.

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