topic Re: LPD/LPR question in Operating System - OpenVMS

LPD/LPR question

Willem Grooters — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 05:15:56 GMT

Who can help me on:

A cutomer requires LPD for printing services, so LPD/LPR has been set up with TCPIP$CONFIG and the service and server have started:

LUXOR> tcpip
TCPIP> sh serv/fu lpd

Service: LPD
State: Enabled
Port: 515 Protocol: TCP Address: 0.0.0.0
Inactivity: 5 User_name: TCPIP$LPD Process: TCPIP$LPD
Limit: 10 Active: 0 Peak: 0

File: TCPIP$SYSTEM:TCPIP$LPD_RECV_RUN.COM
Flags: Aprox Listen

Socket Opts: Rcheck Scheck
Receive: 0 Send: 0

Log Opts: Acpt Actv Dactv Conn Error Exit Logi Logo Mdfy Rjct TimO Addr
File: SYS$SPECIFIC:[TCPIP$LPD]TCPIP$LPD_RECV_RUN.LOG

Security
Reject msg: not defined
Accept host: 0.0.0.0
Accept netw: 0.0.0.0

A printer has been defined (according the manual):

LUXOR> mcr sys$system:TCPIP$LPRSETUP.EXE

TCPIP Printer Setup Program

Command < add delete view help exit >: view
#
# LOCAL PRINTERS
#
TCPIP$LPD_QUEUE:\
:lp=TCPIP$LPD_QUEUE:\
:sd=TCPIP$LPD_SPOOL:
#
HPLJ4|hplj4:\
:lp=HPLJ4:\
:sd=/TCPIP$LPD_ROOT/HPLJ4:\
:fm=DEFAULT:
#

but when trying to print, this happens:

%%%%%%%%%%%% 13-NOV-2003 08:10:32.37 %%%%%%%%%%%%

%TCPIP-F-LPD_UNPRTR, unknown printer

Has anything been missed?

Re: LPD/LPR question

Lokesh_2 — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 05:39:44 GMT

Hi,

Search for logical TCPIP$LPD_PRINTCAP. Do, it poing to correct LPD princap file.
Or give the following command to check:

$ search TCPIP$LPD_PRINTCAP

If nothing is found, then this problem comes up.

Other thing to check,
1. $tcpip sho device <== port 515 is there or not
2. check whether spooler directory is created or not.

Best regards,
Lokesh

Re: LPD/LPR question

Willem Grooters — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 06:16:45 GMT

Lokesh,

Your last two suggestions first: Both port 515 has been created (see my message!) and the spooled-directory exists (at least, that's my assumption).

Your first point: I guess the logical exists, but assume it is since the printrequest does not complain about a file not being found (or other LPD-related items)

As for the second suggestion: In PRINTCAP there is an entry for HPLJ4 (see message).
As from your suggestion for a search on PRINTCAP, I conclude HPLJ4 should be q QUEUE, NOT A DEVICE. So that may indeed be the problem. How does this relate to TCPIP$LPD_QUEUE? Should that be a logical, or should there be a printer-queue with that name (genberic or execution, I don't think that would matter). In that case, the question on linking a printer NAME to it's IP-address is solved as well.

Willem

Re: LPD/LPR question

Karl Rohwedder — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 06:20:29 GMT

Simple question:
Does a queue HPLJ4 exist (SHOW QUE HPLJ4)?

Re: LPD/LPR question

Lokesh_2 — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 06:46:34 GMT

Hi Willem,

what output you get if you give command:

$lpq hplj4

if you get the same error message, then I guess your logical TCPIP$LPD_PRINTCAP is not properly defined. Can you restart LPD services?

and if you get error message as:

no such queue

then the queue HPLJ4 is not defined on the system. ( check $sho que HPLJ4 )

Best regards,
Lokesh

Re: LPD/LPR question

Dieter Rossbach — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 07:58:58 GMT

What happens when you do:

$ telnet hplj4m 515

?

Re: LPD/LPR question

Åge Rønning — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:01:05 GMT

I've seen this been reported in cluster where TCPIP$LPD_QUEUE queue is running on a node with different printcap file.
If this is a cluster it could be worth checking.

Re: LPD/LPR question

Willem Grooters — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 10:23:42 GMT

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--- PROBLEM SOLVED ---
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Thanks to all, each gave just a little push in some direction - but it turned out that the printer the customer mentioned, was not defined as a host. Next, queues had to be defined properly - which seemed to be required to map the printer's port.
Final PRINTCAP and QUEUE definitions appened (even whe the printer got a different name - it's one way to set things up)

Willem