Re: TCP/IP printing problem

["Mike Shaw" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eric,

I had a similar problem on V3R7  ...To solve it, I stopped making host table 
entries for printers...Looking to an external (to the AS/400) DNS via the Host 
Table can be slow!  Instead, I reference the IP address in the OUTQ Definition.

To do this, create the OUTQ as follows:

CRTOUTQ OUTQ(TEST)
                      RMTSYS(*INTNETADR)
                      RMTPRTQ(*NONE)
                      AUTOSTRWTR(1)
                      CNNTYPE(*IP)
                      DESTTYPE(*OTHER)
                      TRANSFORM(*YES)
                      MFRTYPMDL(*EPDFX5000)
                      INTNETADR(XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX) <---Printer IP Add

This is how I *now* set up all of our HP 5 printers.  Since our DNS is a very 
busy place and the AS/400 Host Table Entries look to the external DNS, the 
printers would drop because they were timing out.  I have 30 + HP printers set 
up this way and they work great!

HTH,

Mike Shaw
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> I am attempting to connect an Epson DXF5000 printer via a HP Jet Direct EX
> card to the AS/400 version 4.1 - 620 e-series.  I have created the
> following outq description:
>
> ===> CRTOUTQ OUTQ(TEST) RMTSYS(TEST) RMTPRTQ(TEST) CNNTYPE(*IP) 
> DESTTYPE(*PSF2)
>  MFRTYPMDL(*EPDFX5000)
>
> I have entered the appropriate TCP/IP Host Table Entry that contains the IP
> Address for printer TEST.
>
> The printer prints spool files but it consistently stops in the middle of
> the spool file or it re-prints the same page over and over again.  The TEST
> writer joblog shows the following errors.
>
> Not able to send the specified data.
> Send request failed for spooled file R063001.
>
> Second level help suggests that I End TCP/IP and re-start it.  This doesn't
> work.
>
> Also, we have found that we can not connect to our RISC system using 
> NSRouter.  We can connect via TCP/IP.
>
> Any assistance is appreciated.  TIA
>
> Eric Kempter
> Director of MIS
> Commair Mechanical Services
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