hppi and lpadmin

[derek b smith_1]

All, I have a remote printer that was added using lpadmin $qname -orm$qname -orp$qname -mrmodel -v/dev/null -orc -ob3 -ocmrcmodel -osmrsmodel.

yet when I go into hppi option 1, option 3 it states "does not exist"
Why is this and how do I fix it?

thank you
derek

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Because hppi maintains Network printers (in HP-UX speak) as opposed to Remote printers. Network printers use HP's JetDirect (port 910x) protocol; Remote printers use the LPR/LPD (port 515) protocol.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Oh, and on account of it ain't broke, you can't fix fix but you can use the normal lpadmin commands to maintain Remote (again, in HP-UX speak) printers.

[derek b smith_1]

so if i re-add it as a network printer using lpadmin hppi will see it?

ok thank you

[derek b smith_1]

but the remote printer is printing to port 9100???

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

Ok, if I understand your question, you have a printer (possibly a non-HP printer) that does use the HP JetDirect protocol (probably, in addition to the LPD protocol). That's certainly possible. In that case, you can remove the existing Remote printer using lpadmin -xprintername and then use hppi (or addqueue) to install it as a Network printer. The "gotcha" will be that (assuming this is a non-HP printer) there is no existing model script and almost certainly when hppi queries the printer to determine its type, data will be returned that is not recognized by hppi as a known printer. You will have to manually choose a model script that comes closest to the actual printer model that this printer is trying to emulate.

It may take you several attempts (and in the end, you may have to adapt an existing model script) but generally this can be made to work.