Re: Printing with SNMP question

["Roger Vicker, CCP" <rv-lists@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,

I have the exact same configuration except using a ML421.

Here is the DEV setup I used.

CRTDEVPRT  DEVD(PRT0250B) DEVCLS(*LAN) TYPE(3812) MODEL(1) +
             LANATTACH(*USRDFN) PORT(9101) ATTACH(*DIRECT) FONT(11 +
             *NONE) FORMFEED(*CONT) INACTTMR(*SEC15) +
             TRANSFORM(*YES) MFRTYPMDL(*EPFX870) PPRSRC1(*CONT80) +
             ASCII899(*NO) IMGCFG(*NONE) RMTLOCNAME('10.0.0.250') +
             USRDRVPGM(PRTDRVXT/TSPLPRD) TEXT('Forms Printer via +
             TCP')

Note this has the printer in Epson emulation mode. Okidata should work
but I never had success with three different models now.

Also, the USRDRVPGM enables the page range and such missing from
RMTOUTQ. I originally received it from a nice IBM'er in the V4 days when
all the languages weren't bundled. It is a C program in the current free
QUSRTOOL that you can compile for yourself.

Roger Vicker, CCP

On 3/4/2004 11:49 AM, Jeff Crosby wrote:

> I have a dumb question.
>
> We just installed an Okidata ML491 printer.  It's attached to an HP
> JetDirect 500X external print server which is network attached to the
> iSeries.  It's currently set up as a remote writer, working fine, but it
> would be better if it could be set up as a local printer because nontechie
> users will be moving printouts around, etc. and they're accustomed to seeing
> 'devices'.
>
> The JetDirect supports SNMP.  According to IBM Supportline, we can't set
> this as a *IBMSNMPDRV local device because the Okidata itself doesn't
> support SNMP.  I thought that the fact the _print server_ supported SNMP
> took care of that.  Am I wrong?
>
> The JetDirect also supports IPP.  Does that mean we could set it up as
> *IBMIPPDRV?  Or, again, does the printer have to support it also?  This
> starts to get complicated because there are internal and external print
> servers available and I just thought that's where the intelligence was for
> this . . .
>
> I need duct tape to keep my head from exploding.  Is it Friday yet?
>
>  

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