Re: FW: Printing Problems

[Philipp Rusch <Philipp.Rusch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Please copy&paste your device description and let us have a look
at it here, I think you have to change the IP port to print to.
W2K is different in LPD/LPR than NT4.

Regards from Germany, Philipp Rusch


AS400PM schrieb:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Fitzner
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 2:47 PM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Cc: Rick Watson
> Subject: RE: Printing Problems
>
> You can ping the printer from the AS/400.
> You can ping the server from the AS/400.
> The printer is a HP4050 with a Ethernet card installed.
> If we point the AS/400 to the old server it will print to the HP4050. If we
> point it to the new server (the same printer) and change it on the AS/400 it
> will not print. We set the printer up the same on the new server as the old
> server. (Best I can tell) The old server was a NT 4.0 server, the new server
> is a Win 2000 server,
>
> Chuck Fitzner
> Technology Consulting Inc.
> 502-329-7858
> cfitzner@tcipro.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark A. Manske [mailto:mmanske@minter-weisman.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 1:57 PM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: Printing Problems
>
> Sounds like it -  so -
>
> First of all, can you ping the printer from a dos prompt, from the AS/400
> command line? If not; could be a line problem or a card, or - other unknowns
> at this point.
>
> Now it depends on how your printer is hooked up -
> Are you running twin-ax emulation card or an Ethernet card over IP
>
> If the Ethernet IP card - has the IP address changed?,
> If the address changed, are you running this as a device or
> as a remote outq?  Which either would have to also change on the config
> set-ups.
>
> These would also require you to end the writer, vary off the device, and
> then fire it back up for the changes to take effect.
>
> If you are running with a twin-ax emulation card?
> Make sure you are varied on, no conflicts, and if you
> moved it much, re-seat the cards and check the twin-ax line
> (if you have a tester) to make sure the signal is getting through.
>
> Is the new server set-up the same as the old one?
> IE: time-out values - so it can share the resource with the AS/400.
>
> That's the main trouble shooting I can think of off the top of my head -
>
> More information may help us to help you isolate the opportunity.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@midrange.com]On Behalf Of AS400PM
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 12:22 PM
> To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: Printing Problems
>
> We have a AS400 sitting on a Windows Network.  We have been printing to a HP
> network printer on our network.  We have moved the network printer to
> another server, due to the old one crashing.  We changed the name of the
> server, and the printer name in the AS400 print spool.  Print jobs will not
> print.  Is there anywhere else it needs to be changed in order to get the
> AS400 printing again.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chuck Fitzner
> Technology Consulting Inc.
> 502-329-7858
> cfitzner@tcipro.com
>