Re: Direct TCP/IP printing to a network Printer from the AS/400.

At 08:42 AM 9/10/97 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi Everybody,
>
>
>Maybe I missed a previous thread but here goes anyway.
>
>I have a client who used to use Rumba Printer Emulation to allow AS/400 
>spoolfiles print on a network printer. (A Token Ring/Novell Network).
>
>Now recently after some tweaking the operator has set up the printer with a
>TCP/IP 
>address and he belives that he can stop using the Rumba Emulation.  Has
>anyone done this already ??.
>He has managed to get some printouts but they end up all the same font and
>portrait.
>
>The printer is a HP Laserjet 5.
>
>Any help is always welcome.
>
>
>Thanks in advance 
>
>Frank Meaney.

Frank,

I've done this, and it's easy. What you do is create an outq and specify
the IP address therein. Also, specify 'raw' for the queue name, lowercase
is required. Then you also want to use Host Print Transform (*YES). This'll
send native PCL to the printer and it will take the 'raw' data.

More details at http://www.as400.ibm.com

Cheers

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