Re: Need Info on Parallel to Twinax Converter

[Kirk Goins <kgoins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Let's try this again...The end result is to keep the 4224 printers but print
from the Tamdem.

Current setup is    AS/400 >>>>> Twinax Printer(4224)

                            IP  IP to Para   Para to Twinax
Desired setup is    Tamdem >>>>> Marknet >>>> Converter >>>>> 4224

Did I do better ???? Sorry for the confusion

Jeffrey Silberberg wrote:
> 
> Kirk,
> 
>         I have read this a dozen times, and I am not sure what you need to
> solve your issues.  Can you do a block diagram in words or pictures so we
> can try and offer some advice.  It seems you have two issues here physical
> connectivity, (Twinax,  Parallel. LAN ??) and logical connectivity.  (Native
> 400-SNA LU 7 verses IP).
> 
>         One possible answer is to move the printers to the Tamdem
> configuration now, and use LPR/LPD, or Telnet printing (RMTOUTQ) through the
> TAMDEM from the AS/400 until the move of the application is complete.
> 
>         By the way ??  Why the move ?????
> 
>         JMS...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kirk Goins <kgoins@ix.netcom.com>
> To: MidrangeList <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> Date: Sunday, April 11, 1999 2:37 AM
> Subject: Need Info on Parallel to Twinax Converter
> 
> >We are moving a major application off the 400 to Tamdem. We have a number
> of IBM
> >4224 printers printing multipart forms that will need to still be used
> after the
> >cut over. Now the Tamdem will be printing via IP to Marknet(IBM/Lexmark jet
> >directs). As of now the users really want to keep the multicolor/multipart
> form.
> >
> >What I'm looking for is what Blackbox calls a REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER.
> What I
> >need is PARALLEL to TWINAX so I can run 4224's from the Marknets. Here's
> the
> >catch... in the case of Blackbox there converters don't support 4224s. They
> >autocfg so I can't even try to fake it out trying to say its something
> else. I
> >just tried 2 different devices today  and the test modes on both just make
> the
> >READY LIGHT FLASH, never prints.
> >
> >Anyone know of a device that will do parallel to twinax? This would really
> make
> >life easier since I could convert 1 or 2 printers a day to IP on the 400
> and
> >when we go live just quit printing to them and the the other system do its
> >stuff.
> >
> >
> >--
> >Kirk Goins
> >Blue Heron Consulting,Inc
> >2418 SE Burnside Rd #321
> >Gresham, OR 97080
> >503-618-1493
> >EMAIL kgoins@ix.netcom.com
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Kirk Goins
Blue Heron Consulting,Inc
2418 SE Burnside Rd #321
Gresham, OR 97080
503-618-1493
EMAIL kgoins@ix.netcom.com              
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