Re: IBM Network 12/17 printers

I haven't experienced you particular problem, but make sure you have the latest
microcode for the printer from this page.

 http://www.printers.ibm.com/util.html

Steve Faist
World Book Consulting Group
sfiast@earthlink.net


John Muirhead wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Does anyone have any experience installing and configuring IBM's Network 12 
>and
> 17 printers via twinax connections to the AS/400. We're running into a problem
> with these printers when printing to them from PCs via Client Access' virtual
> print function (Win3.1 & 95 both) that causes the 2 paper trays to be 
>addressed
> in reverse.
>
> Here's an example:  when printing a Word document to this printer, if you'd
> like it to draw from Tray-2, you actually must tell the PC driver to draw from
> Tray 1!
>
> >From the PC driver side, we've used the drivers that come with the printers
> (even downloaded the newest version) as well as used the "generic" HP Laserjet
> 4 drivers, which is what used to work with all our old Lexmark 4039 and Optra 
>R
> printers. Nothing seems to work.
>
> Anyone else experience this phenomenon?  And what is your overall opinion of
> IBM's network printers?
>
> Thanks.
>
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