Re: TCP/IP printing to PC printers

[Jerome Draper <jdraper@xxxxxxx>]

You said:

>We're running V3R7 with networked PCs via TCP/IP and Windows95 as
workstations.  We >want to be able to print to our PC printers from the
AS/400.  We use CA for Windows95 >and we're not running AnyNet.  Can you
give me some recommendations on how this might >be accomplished or point me
in the right direction so I can do some more research >into the problem?
What are some of the pitfalls in doing this?

Here are some excerpts from the latest Synapse press release that
highlights their new TCP/IP printer component (LPD) of WinAPPC:

Synapse's TCP/IP Printer Daemon, now a no-cost feature of WinAPPC,
reportedly takes advantage of IBM extensions to the LPD/LPR (Line Printer
Daemon/Line Printer Requester) protocol to process printer datastreams in
EBCDIC SCS (SNA Character Stream) format as well as formatted ASCII
datastreams.  The chief benefits of transmitting SCS datastreams are
reduced AS/400 CPU utilization, retention of document formatting
information and seamless integration with WinAPPC's printer emulation.
Integration with WinAPPC allows the use of any PC printer-- not just those
for which IBM provides a formatting table -- and provides greatly enhanced
document formatting and routing capabilities, the vendor said.

"The marriage of the Printer Daemon and WinAPPC's outstanding printer
emulation removes the final obstacle to full implementation of native
TCP/IP in AS/400 networks," explained Preston Sights, manager of the TCP/IP
project at Synapse Communications.  "Best of all, our implementation allows
users of OS/400 Versions 2 and 3, as well as Version 4, to enjoy the
performance and simplicity of native TCP/IP connections," he added.

Additional features of the TCP/IP Printer Daemon include user-defined and
manipulable document queues, multiple writer support, host name and host
queue validation, automatic document type recognition and provisions for
preventing the loss of documents due to printer or connection failures.
The program also supports printing multiple copies, if specified by the
AS/400 system or requested by the user.




Jerry Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976
Specializing in connecting PC's, Windows, MAC's, and LAN's to the AS/400
Representing Synapse, Apple, IBM, UDS, MI, DCI, Netsoft, etc.
(415) 457-3431; (415) 258-1658fax; jdraper@wco.com

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