Re: IBM 6400 Twinax Remote to Network

[John McKee <jmmckee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Is printer directly network attached, or is it attached through a pc?

If attached by a pc: Does PC have optional LPR/LPD from Microsoft (or 
somewhree
else) installed?  If it does, can you create a device description that matches
the printer?  If not, can you install LPR/LPD?  It runs as a service, so no
user needs to be logged on to the computer the printer is attached to.

if directly attached to the network:  Can a device description be created for
it?

John McKee

Quoting macwheel99@xxxxxxxxxx:

> My company is dropping T1 line in vavor of VPN to save $.
>
> This means remote printer now connects via Ethernet, using rules on PC(s)
> local to same office, not 400 host settings.  I want it to print same as
> what we used to get ... page form dimensions, CPI, LPI, not chop off parts
> of report, sideways or top or bottom, lose alignment, etc.
>
> Through the printer properties setup on PC we selected tractor feed which
> has choices
> A3; A4; B5(J15); fanfold 8 1/2 x 12 in; letter; legal; US Std fanfold ... do
> any of these even come close to "Print whatever the host 400 sends you."?  I
> am not finding anything remotely like that in the various tabs.  In advanced
> settings, we currently have it with data type: "RAW" WinPrint.
>
> Currently there are multiple problems, rendering the quality of anything it
> prints, at best, seriously impaired ... here's a list of what I have noticed
> so far:
>
> unreliable network connections
> unreliable portrait vs. landscape
> unreliable form length, ignoring placement between perforations
> unreliable control over what belongs on the same page
> often chopping off right side of report
> inconsistency of print size
> over printing where not wanted
> s_l_o_w print speed
>
> -
> Al Macintyre
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