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Justin,
What do you mean by "share name"? Are you talking about Windows
Networking (SMB/CIFS) shares?
"What you are missing" is that there is many different ways (network
protocols) that can be used to connect to a printer. Here are a some of
them:
1) JetDirect protocol (IBM sometimes calls this PJL)
2) SNMP protocol
3) LPR/LPD protocol
4) IPP protocol
5) Windows Networking (SMB/CIFS)
The method you appear to be using (setting up a *LAN printer) may be
JetDirect, SNMP or IPP, depending on the parameters you are using. Since
you're using port 9100, it's most likely JetDirect.
I'm guessing by the use of the word 'share' that you probably are
thinking about using Windows Networking. though it's certainly possible
that you mean something else entirely.
As far as I know, there isn't a simple way to make IBM i's print writers
use Windows Networking, however. In fact, even on Windows systems I try
to avoid using Windows Networking since I've had a lot of problems with
reliability there. It's fine for a home network where you use it
occasionally, but I wouldn't use it for business or any sort of volume.
I guess if you REALLY REALLY want to use it, you could run the Samba
smbclient software. You'd need to write your own program to take the
spooled files from the IBM i spool and send them to smbclient. That
might be a fun project, it's the kind of programming I like to do. But,
maybe not for the faint-of-heart?
-SK
On 6/7/2016 2:37 PM, Justin Taylor wrote:
I have a network HP printer that's currently defined as a print device.
Category of device . . . . . . . . : *PRT
Device class . . . . . . . . . . . : *LAN
Device type . . . . . . . . . . . : 3812
Device model . . . . . . . . . . . : 1
LAN attachment . . . . . . . . . . : *IP
Port number . . . . . . . . . . . : 9100
The physical printer has moved and is now attached to a PC via USB. Instead of connecting to a port, I now need to connect to a share name. Remote OUTQ's have a "Remote printer queue" parameter, but I don't see that for a device. What am I missing?
Thanks
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