RE: IBM 6400 Printer

John,

Here's our device description for one our 6400's, connected via Ethernet
TCP/IP as an IPDS printer - should get you started if you want to do a
CRTDEVPRT for it.

                           Display Device Description
S102G98M 
                                                             05/31/00
11:35:25 
 Device description . . . . . . . . :   IBM6400

 Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *BASIC

 Category of device . . . . . . . . :   *PRT

 

 Device class . . . . . . . . . . . :   *LAN

 Device type  . . . . . . . . . . . :   *IPDS

 Device model . . . . . . . . . . . :   0

 LAN attachment . . . . . . . . . . :   *IP

 Advanced function printing . . . . :   *YES

 Port number  . . . . . . . . . . . :   5001

 Online at IPL  . . . . . . . . . . :   *YES

 Font:

   Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . :   011

   Point size . . . . . . . . . . . :   *NONE

 Form feed  . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *CONT

 Separator drawer . . . . . . . . . :   *FILE

 Separator program  . . . . . . . . :   *NONE   
 Printer error message  . . . . . . :   *INFO   
 Message queue  . . . . . . . . . . :   *CTLD   
 Current message queue  . . . . . . :   QSYSOPR 
   Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . :     QSYS  
 Activation timer . . . . . . . . . :   170     
 Image configuration  . . . . . . . :   *NONE   
 Maximum pending requests . . . . . :   6       
 Print while converting . . . . . . :   *YES    
 Print request timer  . . . . . . . :   *NOMAX  
 Form definition  . . . . . . . . . :   F1C10110
   Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . :     *LIBL 
 Character identifier . . . . . . . :   *SYSVAL       
 Remote location:                                     
   Name or address  . . . . . . . . :   199.184.2.106 
 User-defined object  . . . . . . . :   *NONE         
   Object type  . . . . . . . . . . :     *NONE       
 Data transform program . . . . . . :   *NONE         
 User-defined driver program  . . . :   *NONE         
 Dependent location name  . . . . . :   *NONE         

Dave Shaw
Spartan International, Inc.
Spartanburg, SC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Harrison [mailto:jharrison@nucorar.com]
> 
> We are wanting to setup an IBM 6400 printer on our AS400 
> using Ethernet on 
> our network. We would prefer not setting it up as a remote 
> printer. Anyone 
> have any experience/suggestions on how to accomplish this?
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