Re: 6400 Printer - Share with Windows/Linux

Not sure I understand.  Sounds like you're talking about a print session using a PC printer as an emulated system printer.

I need to use the system printer as the target from a Windows or Linux box.   

Seems like it should be a piece of cake via Ethernet. I've turned the project over to one of our admin guys.

It was possible way back in the PC Support/38 days.  Print to LPT2, for example, and it went to QSYSPRT.  Of course, that was just plain text.

Roger Harman
COMMON Certified Application Developer - ILE RPG on IBM i on Power

 
 





From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Justin Taylor <JUSTIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 1:24 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: 6400 Printer - Share with Windows/Linux
 
Have you tried the print drivers included with IBMi Access for Windows?



-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Harman [mailto:roger.harman@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 1:53 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: 6400 Printer - Share with Windows/Linux

I'm trying to see if we can print to our 6400 from Windows or Linux.  I see a number of products that go the other way around - intercepting IPDS from the IBM i and printing to non-IPDS printers.

Does anyone know of an IPDS driver for Windows or Linux (RHEL)?  We are looking to print barcoded invoices.

Tried adding the 6400 in Win 7 Enterprise but Windows could not see the printer (although I can ping it).  It may be an older 6400 attached by a twin-ax brick - I'm waiting on an answer to that.

Thanks.
    
Roger Harman
COMMON Certified Application Developer - ILE RPG on IBM i on Power