Re: IP printers through a firewall

I believe that if they're using IBM Client Access, and you've opened the
necessary ports, they can simply add a virtual printer using the client.
Otherwise, you may have to create a remote output queue for them and open
up the LPD/LPR ports for this.

Ron Adams
Information Technology Group
Crane Valves
9200 New Trails Dr. Suite 200
The Woodlands, TX 77385




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We have a third-party vendor that needs to be able to sign on to our
AS/400 and print reports. While the list archives made it easy to find out
which ports Client Access needs to operate through the firewall, I'm not
sure which IP ports printing uses.

When I do an NETSTAT *CNN, I recognize the remote ports for the various
print servers, but the local ports seem to be all over the place. What
ports will the firewall administrators need to keep open?

Also any general advice about both allowing and securing such access would
be much appreciated.

Thank you,
Pam Phillips
Sr. AS/400 Systems Analyst
Abbott Laboratories
MediSense Products
4A Crosby Drive
Bedford MA 01730
pam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
781-276-6144
Fax: 781-687-5246
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