Re: TCP/IP printing from AS400

All,

The source of my problems was low budget print servers!

I found a page from IBM that listed print servers and if they were capable
of supporting IPP (Internet Printing Protocol), and the devices I had were
listed as non-compliant. Even though System Navigtor recognized them. Zebra
was not on the list, I guess I got lucky on that device, but then again
it's not low-end.

Popped in an HP print server and all is well.

Everytime I did this in the past it was with HP lasers with built-in print
servers, and I'd come to just expect it to work.


Thanks everyone for the tips, and comments - even the ribbing about AS400.
I know, IBM Power Systems!



On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 7:30 PM, Jim Oberholtzer <
midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

A couple of wild thoughts that may or may not help.

Check to be sure you have the service packs for Navigator loaded. Being
that you mentioned a P7 server, you are using the V7 version I hope
(even if you are using V6 on the P7 server). The Java that is loaded on
the workstation is matched to the IBM standards? Does the print server
have the same client code on it?

Finally, don't hesitate to call IBM and open a PMR. 90% of their calls
are not break fix, they are more in the why won't this work the way I
expect it to variety, so ask for help, you paid for it! This list has
some of the best in the business on it, but frankly we don't have some
of the expertise that the Rochester support center has. They don't mind
the call, and relish in being the best support organization in modern
computing.

Make sure your print and HIPER groups are up to date. The print group
often solves problems before they start.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 6/19/2012 7:53 PM, James LeLeux wrote:

Yes, parallel input from a print server, the 6400's onboard is twin-ax&
parallel& serial.

The navigator sees the printer server, allows me to select the *IBM6400,
just doesn't let me complete the process, non-descript error. Still
working the java trace, but off to Ocean400 meeting now.:)

Thanks.



On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 5:47 PM, franz400<franz400@xxxxxxx> wrote:

IBM 6400 - why the external print server? Is it a parallel cable, not
ethernet?
IBM has a native device *IBM6400 for device description.
jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "James LeLeux"<james.leleux@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion"<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: TCP/IP printing from AS400

> All,
>
> As an update, and as a thank-you to the contributors, here is

what I did.

>
> I used System I Navigator to create the que& dev for our Zebra

label

> printer and it worked like a charm - didn't know about this

feature

> before,
> did it manually in past.
>
> However, when trying to do the same for an IBM 6400 line printer

with an

> external print server, it continually gives me errors and to see

the java

> trace - which always seems to be empty. Java trace seems to be a

bear to

> capture!!
>
> Both of these printers will use the SCS stream.
>
> However, I still have to replace some I/O-Data print 'bricks'

that

convert

> IPDS to HPGL for use with laser printer. To achieve this in a

non-twin-ax

> world I will print SCS and use Formsprint to manage the bar

codes.

>
> So I am moving forward, and appreciate the tips getting our new

720

> running.
>
> Regards...james
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 6:11 AM,<rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>

>> There's a bazillion forms packages out there for the i.

Peruse their

>> ad's. Ask them what printers they recommend for printing

checks with

>> MICR
>> characters. We've been doing check printing on lazers for

years. All

>> check printing is done in other buildings or I'd tell you a

couple we

>> use.
>>
>> Only dot matrix I am aware of is one hooked up to our security

card

>> reader
>> on the computer room. Prints one line every time you scan

into that

>> room.
>>
>> Rob Berendt
>> --
>> IBM Certified System Administrator - IBM i 6.1
>> Group Dekko
>> Dept 1600
>> Mail to: 2505 Dekko Drive
>> Garrett, IN 46738
>> Ship to: Dock 108
>> 6928N 400E
>> Kendallville, IN 46755
>> http://www.dekko.com
>>
>> --

--
This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list
To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l
or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.