RE: 4247 printer on ethernet: *ipds or *ascii

Jerry,

*IPDS is the better choice but it does require PSF/400.

Assuming that your customer doesn't already have PSF/400 and doesn't
want to pay for it, then this web page:
http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/7c4c0f5a4d52e3c4862569b4005d198
a/17ab340fed4ddc61862569c10078aa3c?OpenDocument

Suggest that using the SNTP driver would work.

HTH,

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

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Draper
> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 10:19 PM
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: 4247 printer on ethernet: *ipds or *ascii 
> 
> 
> 
> >From the archives it looks like the IBM 4247 printer can 
> support EITHER:
> 
>   an ethernet adapter that does *ASCII
> 
> or 
> 
>   an ethernet adapter that does *IPDS
> 
> My customer has the *IPDS ethernet adapter but really wants 
> to do *ASCII.
> 
> Their PO reports fit on special forms.  
> 
> Can the 4247 be configured as *IPDS and print *ASCII without 
> undue pgming?
> 
> Jerry 
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