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by **Jame** » Tue, 21 May 2002 22:46:21

I forget some points:

* Both the printer name and the shared name on of the printer on W2K
are hpLaserJ.

* The printer is HP Laser Jet 1000 with USB port, not sure whether it
supports PS language.

Must the printer use PS driver? Which one is better for Printer
Spooler type, AIX Version 3 or Versin 4, or BSD?

Thanks

by **Ixna** » Wed, 22 May 2002 04:32:22

From the AIX box try:

telnet eg0150 515

It should say 'connected' if its listening on the printer port.

> I've installed LPD (Line Printer Daemon) and start the service "TCP/IP
> Printer Server". Then I installed a remote queue on AIX as follows:

> Add a Standard Remote Print Queue

> Type or select values in entry fields.
> Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.

> [Entry Fields]
> * Name of QUEUE to add [hpLaserJ]
> * HOSTNAME of remote server [eg0150]
> * Name of QUEUE on remote server [hpLaserJ]
> Type of print spooler on remote server AIX Version 3 or
> 4 +
> Backend TIME OUT period (minutes) []
> #
> Send control file first? no
> +
> To turn on debugging, specify output []
> file pathname
> DESCRIPTION of printer on remote server []

> eg0150 is added in /etc/hosts already.

> After I issue a printing task by "enq -P hpLaserJ /etc/hosts", I can
> not find anyting printed out. In "qchk" command, everything is O.K.
> like this:

> # qchk
> Queue Dev Status Job Files User PP %
> Blks Cp Rnk
> ------- ----- --------- --- ------------------ ---------- ---- --
> ----- --- ---

> hpLaserJ:
> hpLaserJ:
> hpLaserJ:
> hpLaserJ:
> hpLaserJ:

> What is the problem and where can I find more error message?

> TIA

by **Tom** » Wed, 22 May 2002 13:34:49

Quote:>I've installed LPD (Line Printer Daemon) and start the service "TCP/IP
>Printer Server". Then I installed a remote queue on AIX as follows:

> Add a Standard Remote Print Queue

Unless MS changed things big time in Win2K, you want the 'remote queue
with local filtering' option -- WinNT does NO interpretation of LPD
streams, and I don't think it got changed.

Quote:
>Type or select values in entry fields.
>Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.

> [Entry Fields]
>* Name of QUEUE to add [hpLaserJ]
>* HOSTNAME of remote server [eg0150]
>* Name of QUEUE on remote server [hpLaserJ]
> Type of print spooler on remote server AIX Version 3 or
>4

BSD, not AIX -- and you'll have an option to give a queue name for PCL
*and* a queue name for Postscript. Don't use the Postscript queue if the
printer doesn't support Postscript on Win2K (unless you *want* to see the
postscript code!)

Quote:> Backend TIME OUT period (minutes) []
> #
> Send control file first? no
> +
> To turn on debugging, specify output []
> file pathname
> DESCRIPTION of printer on remote server []

>eg0150 is added in /etc/hosts already.

>After I issue a printing task by "enq -P hpLaserJ /etc/hosts", I can
>not find anyting printed out. In "qchk" command, everything is O.K.
>like this

lp -dhpLaserJ /etc/hosts should print /etc/hosts:

># qchk
>Queue Dev Status Job Files User PP %
>Blks Cp Rnk
>------- ----- --------- --- ------------------ ---------- ---- --
>----- --- ---

>hpLaserJ:
>hpLaserJ:
>hpLaserJ:
>hpLaserJ:
>hpLaserJ:

>What is the problem and where can I find more error message?

>TIA

Big one is protocol, followed by the requirement for local filtering --
you'll need the proper device driver installed on the AIX system (you get
to select which printer after the 'remote printer with local filtering'
choice and before the screen above shows up.

TomK

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