RE: TCP/IP printing to PC printers -- MIDRANGE-L

The PTFs are available to implement workstation printers and 
workstation ID's over TCP/IP, CA/400 V313 and OS/400 V370.  The 
following is from II10918:


Abstract
REQUIREMENTS FOR PC5250 SUPPORT OF TCP/IP ENHANCEMENTS

Error Description


** Last updated 03/23/98 **


INTRODUCTION
____________

AS/400 Client Access for Windows 95/NT is providing
the following TCP/IP enhancements:

   1) PC5250 Print Emulation
   2) Workstation ID Support
   3) Bypass Signon Support (AutoLogon)

In order for users to be able to take advantage of this
new support, PTFs will be required on both the Client
and Server.


SERVER SUPPORT
______________

At present the Server Support is only available for PCs
connecting to AS/400 systems running V4R2 OS/400.  Plans
are in place to add this support to the following releases
of OS/400:
  - V4R1 (target 2Q98)
  - V3R2 (target 2Q98)

This Information APAR will be updated with the necessary
PTFs as soon as they are available.


HOST REQUIREMENTS
_________________

OS/400 Ver 4 Rel 2 Mod 0

 PRODUCT    PTF
 -------  -------
 5769TC1  SF45762 & SF46013  (GA Cum Tape)
 5769999  MF18061 (on GA Cum Tape)
 5769SS1  SF46155 (on GA Cum Tape)

  Note: These PTFs are on the AS/400 Cumulative PTF
    package available at GA.  However, you should
    check for supercedes to these PTFs.

OS/400 Ver 3 Rel 7 Mod 0

 PRODUCT    PTF
 -------  -------
 5769TC1  SF46543 & SF47007
 5769999  MF18448
 5769SS1  SF46693 & SF47030


CLIENT SUPPORT
______________

The Client Support is only available for PCs connecting
to AS/400s when the PCs have CA/400 V3R1M3 installed.
In addition to the base CA/400 Mod 3 code, a Service
Pack will be required.

Language environments supported are:
  - All SBCS languages
  - DBCS Japanese
  - DBCS English Upper Case Only
  - DBCS English Upper/Lower Case

This Information APAR will be updated when the following
language environments are supported:

  - DBCS Korean
  - DBCS Simplified Chinese
  - DBCS Traditional Chinese


CLIENT REQUIREMENTS
___________________

Currently TCPIP Printer Emulation and Device ID support are
included in CA/400 for Windows 95/NT Version 3 Release 1
Modification Level 3 Service Pack SF45363. CA/400 for Windows
95/NT Version 3 Release 1 Modification Level 3 is the minimum
service level requirement for the functions to work for the
Language environments listed above.

Bypass signon will be provided with the next Service Pack for
CA/400 for Windows 95/NT Version 3 Release 1 Modification
Level 3. Until then a patch will be available at:
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/as400/products/clientaccess/win32/v3r
1m3/files/bypass

Susan McPartland
Bently Nevada Corp
Minden, NV USA



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From:  Andrew Green[SMTP:andrew@greenaj.demon.co.uk]
Sent:  Thursday, March 26, 1998 10:06 AM
To:  MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:  Re: TCP/IP printing to PC printers

> If you mean you want to print as/400 data to a pc printer, you can 
do it
> very easily, assuming:
>
> You have TCP/IP configured on your AS/400,
> Your Printer has a IP address.
>
> Everything is controlled from the CRTOUTQ command.
>
> Use   RMTSYS(*INTNETADR)
>       Connection type=*IP
>       Internet address=Printer address
>       Destination type=*OTHER
>       Host print transform=*YES
>       Manufacturer type and model=whatever (ours is *HP4)
>       We also set autostart writers to 1, so the system starts the writer 
>          automatically
>
> I didn't do anything special to configure this. I saw it done in a
> magazine, tried it, and it worked. We don't use pc support to run 
our hp
> printers as /400 printers at all anymore.

Does the printer need it's own address or can you use the address of 
the PC
it is attatched to?

Thanks
Andrew Green
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