RE: Printer Communications Problem

["Chuck Lewis" <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Lou,

Had them double check the printer address thinking maybe I did not save it
when I set it (although since I did that here before I went there yesterday
I SHOULD have noticed that when I got there <BG>). I had tried deleting the
device and let it auto configure but nothing.

And I wrote a program the will print out a layout, sample below:
 
Date   2/06/03   Devices Attached to Control Unit xxxxxRMT     Page    1   
Report CI500RT                                                 Time 11:53:47
Device             Device     Loc Swt  
Name    Cat Class  Type/Model Adr Set  Description      Device Status

xxE06    *DSP *RMT   3486-BA   00   0  "xxxxxxxxx"       ACTIVE  "User"

xxE07    *DSP *RMT   3486-BA   01   1  "xxxxxxxxx"       ACTIVE  "User" 
xxEPRT02 *PRT *RMT  *IPD-0     03   3  "xxxxxxxxx"       ACTIVE/WRITER

xxE09    *DSP *RMT   3486-BA   06   6  "xxxxxxxxx"         SIGNON DISPLAY

                                         ====  ====

Of course this is "compressed" and "edited" and looks MUCH better complete
and printed out :-)

I beginning to wonder about a wrong setting on the terminal (i.e. shared
address, etc.), flakey "t-connector" or balun problem...

I have them checking.

Thanks

Chuck 


-----Original Message-----
From: Lou Schmaus Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 11:37 AM

 Chuck,

I can think of a couple of things to check:

1. Make sure the address of the printer wasn't changed accidentally, and it
auto-configged under a new name. this sounds like the most likely given the
symptoms you're describing.

2.   Make sure the address of the printer isn't the same as the address of
any of the other devices on the same line.

3. Try plugging in ONLY the printer, directly to the wall jack. I've seen
cases where twisted-pair daisy-chaining does weird things like this. If
possible, use real twinax for the daisy-chain to the terminal, not
twisted-pair.

HTH,
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Lou Schmaus
MIS Director
Apparel Distribution, Inc.
lou@appareld.com