Re: OVRPRTF to PC connected printer not working

The printer is an HP Laserjet 3015. The PCs on the network do not have
static IP addresses. Is there a way around this? I can check with our
network administrator to see if it is possible to get a static address
for this PC if I need to. They were able to provide static addresses
for the printers on the network, so it should be possible for the PC.
If there is a way around the static issue, please let me know.

Thanks, Dick

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date: Mon, 21 May 2007 14:11:59 -0400
from: Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: OVRPRTF to PC connected printer not working

What is the make/model of the printer ????

Dick Superneau wrote:

I have a printer attached to a PC on the network. The printer is the
default printer for the PC and has a Client Access printer emulation
session defined.

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message: 8
date: Mon, 21 May 2007 13:11:07 -0500
from: jmmckee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
subject: Re: OVRPRTF to PC connected printer not working

Quoting Dick Superneau <DSuperneau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

date: Mon, 21 May 2007 11:01:31 -0500
from: jmmckee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
subject: Re: OVRPRTF to PC connected printer not working.

Quoting Dick Superneau <DSuperneau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

I have a printer attached to a PC on the network. The printer is

the

default printer for the PC and has a Client Access printer emulation
session defined. I am trying to send a report to the printer from

our >>> our iSeries 520 at V5R4 (the box is just another node on the
network). I >>> am trying to OVRPRTF the report and change the CPI and
page rotation

characteristics of the report. If I do the override and send the
report to a network printer, it works just fine. When I try to do

it to >>> the PC printer, the report prints consistently in the CA
defined format >>> and does not appear to be affected by any overrides.
Is it possible to

send a spool file to a printer in this case?

I have an outqueue and writer defined for this printer. I have also
specified this writer as the default PRTDEV for the user.

I have not been able to find any information on printing to a

printer

that is not network defined and is local to the computer it is
connected to. Any direction that someone can provide will be appreciated.


Richard Superneau

Programmer/Analyst

Davis Transport

Phone: 406-728-5510

Fax: 406-728-5877

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Could you install the optional TCP LPR component onto the pc? Then,

a

remote
outq could be used and CA would not be needed to print.

John McKee

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When I looked up the process of setting up an LPR printer, it appears
that the printer needs the IP address of a server which provides the
printer daemon. Is this the network server? And the port name - can
this be the outqueue name? And this will work without a network card

in

the printer?

Thanks, Dick

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Printer is attached to the pc. Configure the printer as usual for a pc.
But,
allow it to be shared. The share name can be whatever you want.

Then, on that same pc, install the optional LPD (my mistake, not LPR) component.
Been a while since I have done this. When a print file is sent to the
IP of
the pc, and sent to the share name, it will print. On the AS/400 (or
whatever
it is called), set up remote outq to the pc IP address, use the share
name for
output queue.

John McKee



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