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This looks like a good solution for printers that do not support HP PJL and need to be set up as remote uotqs without this product. For those that Do support PJL, we should use *LAN device descriptions, which recognize all the AS/400 stuff and pass it on to the printer, unlike remote outqs. At 04:22 PM 4/4/02 +0200, you wrote: >Hi Tony, >Just to inform you that there is an alternative, easy solution to drive a >TCP/IP printer (either laser or matrix) in an AS/400 environment. >If you wish, you can check it at www.twindata.com and look for Print2Lan. > >Franco Broccardo > >-----Original Message----- >From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com >[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of William A.(Tony) >Corbett >Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 3:09 PM >To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange. com >Subject: RE: HP4050 > > >Hi guys, >Here's some more info: > >The 4050 has had the IPDS chip removed, I believe it was hooked up as a CA >printer before, or maybe twinax? They stole the IPDS chip to be used >somewhere else and set it up on the network. And, it's on a Jetdirect box, >I believe. As I said, it's in a remote branch and I can't get to it >directly. >I've been "playing" around with the lpi and cpi on the Ovrprtf and I just >haven't been able to come up with a consistent combination, so far. >Jim, I'd really appreciate that WCST...thanks. >I've been able, in the past, to avoid messing with a WCST. With all these >network-attached printers we're being bombarded with, looks like I need to >develop a new "skill". >The AS400 devd: > > Change Device Desc (Printer) (CHGDEVPRT) > >Type choices, press Enter. > >Device description . . . . . . . > CANPRT Name >Port number . . . . . . . . . . 9100 0-65535, *SAME >Online at IPL . . . . . . . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO >Font: > Identifier . . . . . . . . . . 011 *SAME, 3, 5, 11, 12, 13, >18... > Point size . . . . . . . . . . *NONE 000.1-999.9, *SAME, *NONE >Form feed . . . . . . . . . . . *AUTOCUT *SAME, *TYPE, *CONT... >Separator drawer . . . . . . . . *FILE 1-255, *SAME, *FILE >Separator program . . . . . . . *NONE Name, *SAME, *NONE > Library . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB >Printer error message . . . . . *INFO *SAME, *INQ, *INFO >Message queue . . . . . . . . . BROOKS Name, *SAME, *CTLD, *SYSOPR > Library . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB >Activation timer . . . . . . . . 2500 1-2550, *SAME, *NOMAX >Inactivity timer . . . . . . . . *SEC30 1-30, *SAME, *ATTACH... >Line speed . . . . . . . . . . . 19200 *SAME, *TYPE, 150, 300... >Word length . . . . . . . . . . 8 *SAME, *TYPE, 7, 8 >Type of parity . . . . . . . . . *NONE *SAME, *TYPE, *EVEN, >*ODD... >Stop bits . . . . . . . . . . . 1 *SAME, *TYPE, 1, 2 >Host print transform . . . . . . *YES *SAME, *NO, *YES >Manufacturer type and model . . *HP4000 >Paper source 1 . . . . . . . . . *LETTER *SAME, *MFRTYPMDL, >*LETTER... >Paper source 2 . . . . . . . . . *LETTER *SAME, *MFRTYPMDL, >*LETTER... >Envelope source . . . . . . . . *NONE *SAME, *MFRTYPMDL... >ASCII code page 899 support . . *NO *SAME, *NO, *YES >Image configuration . . . . . . *NONE *SAME, *NONE, *IMGA01... >Character identifier: > Graphic character set . . . . *SYSVAL 1-32767, *SAME, *SYSVAL > Code page . . . . . . . . . . 1-32767 > Remote location: > Name or address . . . . . . . '192.168.10.221' > User-defined options . . . . . . *SAME Character value, *SAME, >*NONE > + for more values > User-defined object: > Object . . . . . . . . . . . . *NONE Name, *SAME, *NONE > Library . . . . . . . . . . Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB > Object type . . . . . . . . . *DTAARA, *DTAQ, *FILE... > Data transform program . . . . . *NONE Name, *SAME, *NONE > Library . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB > System driver program . . . . . *HPPJLDRV > Text 'description' . . . . . . . *BLANK > Workstation customizing object *NONE Name, *SAME, *NONE > Library . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB >----------------------------------------------- >Original post: > >Hi, >Anyone with any words of wisdom on getting a HP4050 printing correctly? We >just attached this printer to the network as a network printer and one user >prints some 9x11 reports which just won't line up right. I've tried >changing the printer file in all the ways I can think of and I just can't >get it to work consistently. > >All of us have seen it, first page runs over and then you'll get a >combination of blank pages and real short pages. > >Another problem is that it's a remote location, so I can't run back and >forth from the desk to the printer to use the "try this, try that" method. > >If anyone has some perls of wisdom, please share >----------------------------------------------- >Thanks for all your tips and advice. > >William A.(Tony) Corbett >CBT400 - Technical Consultant >IBM Certified Specialist-AS/400 Developer >http://www.cbt400.com >corbett@cbt400.com >770-587-4812 (no answer forwards to mobile) >fax: 404-663-473 > >_______________________________________________ >This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list >To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, >visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l >or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com >Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives >at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > > >_______________________________________________ >This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list >To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, >visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l >or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com >Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives >at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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