Re: Serial Printer on ethernet

[Larry Bolhuis <lbolhui@xxxxxxx>]

I have successfully done this to serial printers with Intel Netport
print boxes via a remote outq on the AS/400.  This will also work with
JetDirect boxes. Can't say that I have ever used an embossed card
printer but the interface should be the same.  Only question is
whether it needs any special print formatting beyond simple ASCII
text, and if it does is that printer emulation available. (ie does it
emulate a common printer such as a ProPrinter or HP Laser or is it
proprietary.)  If it is proprietary then you may need to use a Windows
based printer driver supplied with the printer and a printer session
from Client Acess, Netsoft, Rumba, Netwolf (did I say that), or
similair so that the PC does the translation.

 - Larry

>Hi All-
>Our connection guy asked me to put this out on the list.  I work for a
>hospital and we are getting a new embossed card printer.  It will be be
>treated as a printer and will be serial connected, instead of parallel.   He
>asked me to ask if anyone had any experience or problems with connecting a
>serial printer with 10 Base T ethernet to a serial converter, such as a HP
>JetDirect?  We are using TCP/IP on the AS400.

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