Re: Printing to a print server

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mike,

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004, Mike Wills wrote:

> I am trying to print to a print server (the little boxes with a
> parallel port) using a remote outq (crtout). The print server is made
> by NetGear (don't have a model #), and I am trying to print to port 2.
> The printer that is attached is a HP LJ4050.
>
This remote output queue that you're configuring appears to be using the
LPR/LPD protocol.  Are you sure that the Netgear device supports that
protocol?  Is port 515 open on the Netgear box?

Perhaps it's using PJL (the HP protocol commonly used by JetDirect cards)
PJL is a completely different protocol from LPR/LPD, and runs on port 9100
Since it's completely different, you won't be able to configure it with
CRTOUTQ, you have to use CRTDEVPRT instead specifying a device class of
*LAN, Lan Attachment *IP, and port 9100.

> I have tried setting up the outq with *HP4000, *HP4, and *HP5SI. None
> of them print. I found this: http://snipurl.com/7qjh, but isn't much
> help on the driver. NetGear is not listed anywhere on this page
> getting this running?
> (http://snipurl.com/7qjm). So, I am wondering. What is the trick to

Hmmm... that's strange, when I went to that page Netgear WAS in fact
listed.

But anyway, I would expect that the problem is communications rather than
how the data gets converted to ASCII.  If you start getting things to
print, but they print as garbage -- at that point, you might have an
incorrect MFRTYPMDL.

Good Luck