RE: TCP/IP - LAN printing

[Roger Boucher <RBoucher@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My understanding is that the only functionality lost when printing to
remote outqueues using TCP/IP is the ability to print a page range.  I
think I heard that this ability would be available in V4R3 but I'm not
sure.  I'd also like to hear if anyone has an answer to this question.
Thanks, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

-----Original Message-----
From: Boyer, Barry [mailto:bboyer@gstleather.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 4:19 PM
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
Subject: TCP/IP - LAN printing


We have an AS/400 running V4R2 in a WAN environment.  TCP/IP is
configured
and working.  Most of our printing is "distributed"...meaning the users
control their own output and need to print to local printers--these
local
printers are now on the WAN using HP JetDirect print servers.

If we print direct to the HPJetDirect using LPR/LPD and a remote outque
we
are fine except we loose spool control (can't print page 2-4 out of a
500
page job)... so we devised some OS/2 computers running Comm Mgr as
"interfaces" (don't ask -- this part is ugly).

I thought I read that under V4RX it's now possible to maintain spool
control
and print directly to these devices.  Support line personnel have been
marginally helpful.  Anyone have a suggestion of a "book" or
step-by-step
documentation on how to accomplish this (I just gotta get rid of those
OS/2
computers).

Thanks!

Barry L. Boyer
Manager, MIS Operations
Garden State Tanning
bboyer@gstleather.com


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