RE: VPN and Client Access Printer Sessions

I was told the printer is connected by a network connection, which makes
me wonder why a 5250 printer session was used. The person who set the
printer up isn't available to ask. The device type is 3812 and the
DEVCLS is *VRT. I'm not very familiar with printers as they relate to
the AS/400, but I have to imagine that if the printer can be attached
with a network connection a client access printer session should be
needed. Is it possible to assign an IP address to the device?
 
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wilt, Charles
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 12:42 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: VPN and Client Access Printer Sessions

I don't believe what you want is possible.

AFAIK, Client Access doesn't support *IPDS printers at all.  Printers
attached to PCs are by definition ASCII printers.  You'll not using the
*IPDS chip inside the printer at all.  

The reason *AFPDS printing works is that Host Print Transform (HPT) can
convert *AFPDS to ASCII to print to an ASCII printer.

Take a look at the DEVD on the iSeries.  If you don't have TYPE(*IPDS),
then the iSeries doesn't see the printer as *IPDS.

What type of printer are we talking about?  How is it connected to the
PC?

It would seem to me that you should be able to connect the printer
directly to the network and skip going through client access at all.


HTH,

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121