StarTech printer server

[LBurkett99]

I am trying to get a StarTech network print server model PM1115P2 to connect a dot-matrix printer to our network. I have tried creating a *LAN printer device using the HP PJL, the IBM PJL, the IBM SNMP and the IBM IPP drivers. The closest I've come to a connection is with the SNMP drive. Starting a writer gives me a message that the device appears to be an SNMP device, but not a printer. All the other configurations, either the writer ends as soon as it triss to print something, it sits for a while waiting to make a connection, or the spool file is stays in a PND status.

I have set this up as a Windows printer, so the print server seems to be working correctly. Has anyone had any success with this particular device? Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

[UserName10]

The dot matrix probably doesn't support PJL. Try either of these.

raw:

CRTOUTQ OUTQ( name )
RMTSYS(*INTNETADR)
RMTPRTQ('raw')
CNNTYPE(*IP)
DESTYPE(*OTHER)
TRANSFORM(*YES)
MFRTYPMDL( your printer )
DESTOPT(XAIX)
INTNETADR('ip address')

lpr:

CRTDEVPRT DEVD( name )
DEVCLS(*LAN)
TYPE(3812)
MODEL(1)
LANATTACH(*IP)
PORT(9100)
TRANSFORM(*YES)
MFRTYPMDL( your printer )
RMTLOCNAME('ip address')
SYSDRVPGM(*IBMSNMPDRV)


Don't forget to start the writer.

[LBurkett99]

I have it working as a remote writer like your first suggestion, with all the limitations that go with it, but I want a "real" printer. I have already tried your second suggestion, but the writer ends with message CPD401A, reason code 1.

StarTech says the server is SNMP compatible. Why might a printer server not look like a printer?

[UserName10]

Might need to add USRDFNOPT(*IBMSHRCNN) to the CRTDEVPRT

[LBurkett99]

Thanks for the hint. Unfortunately, it made no difference.