Re: Printing

Hi...

We use the remote writer (LPD) capability of OS/400 to print to Lexmark and HP
laser printers via TCPIP.  Each printer has a network card which supports IP and
LPD.  We also use external network adapters from lexmark which attach as many as
3 printers per adapter and also function as remote writers.

For users who need to print AS/400 reports to a color or dot-matrix  attached to
the PC, we use NIPRINT LPD software from Network Instruments along with the
remote outq support on OS/400.  You would need to create a remote outq on the
/400 for each printer attached to a PC, then start a remote writer on the /400.
When you create the remote outq on the /400 they give you the option of
automatically starting the remote writer.   The NI solution works great and is
inexpensive - put it in and forget it.  They are at: www.netinst.com

We use static IP addresses on all printers and  the PC's which are used as LPD's
for an attached printer.

Ray

Steven Sharpe wrote:

> Hello all!
>
> First some background:
>
> One of my clients has a network of 5 AS/400's (all on V3R2).  This network
> is also connected to a
> combo NT, Netware network.  Most (about 95%) of the connections to the
> 400's are through PC's
> and Netsoft.
>
> Now the problem:
>
> We have been using the new? Netsoft printer method of printing to the local
> printer attached to
> the PC.  These PC's are not assigned a static IP address.  The Netsoft
> method allows you to
> create an output queue on the 400 and then through some method attach to
> the output queue/system
> and print.  The problem is that it is unstable (read VERY UNSTABLE).  I
> have bothered Netsoft
> until they told me that IP Printing on V3R2 is unstable and that is why
> their product is unstable.
> (Just an aside, I DON'T BUY THAT FOR ONE SECOND!!!!!!)  I have made sure
> that the latest
> cum package is on all systems.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas of printing that I could put into effect?
> Netsoft is not going away at
> this client site and I have no problem with them as far as the Terminal
> Emulation goes.
>
> Thanks for letting me get this off of my chest!  Any help/suggestions would
> be greatly appreciated.
> --
> Steven Sharpe       --  steven_sharpe@bigfoot.com
> Sharpe Consulting
>
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WITC - Shell Lake
505 Pine Ridge Drive
Shell Lake  WI 54871
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