Configuring Epson FX-890 with built in Lan Connection

[Nick D'Angelo]

All,

I am trying to configure an EPSON printer in the HPUX 11i spooler.

hppi doesn't see the printer, can not ping from the application, but i can ping it from unix.

I tried to configure it from sam as a remote printer, but the spooler appears to get confused.

Any suggestions?

[BONNAFOUS Jean Marc · Accepted solution]

Hi Nick,

How is the printer connecting to network? With network card?, jetdirect?, or behind a Network host?

Remote printer choice in SAM is use if printer is sharing and manging by another host. Prefer network printer if printer is directly connect to network.


Rgds
JMB

[Zygmunt Krawczyk]

Hi Nick,

the built in print server in your printer must support lpd. First you must configure lpd in the print server and then configure HP-UX to use remote printer.

Regards,
Zygmunt

[Nick D'Angelo]

Gents,

I solved this by doing the following:

I went into hppi and added it to the print queues.
It complained that it could not connect to the printer, however it did say that it could ping it.
I continued - anyway and selected DUmp printer/plotter with CR and it appears to work.

Thanks, I will assign points to you both.

Nickd