lpstat: connection to "printer" down

[Anne Wintsch-Reis]

The scenario ...

*** From HP5470 "oki320val" printer, IP=192.168.40.49

(1). #lpstat -t

scheduler is running
...
device for oki320val: /dev/null
remote to: oki320valnf2 on 192.168.nn.mm

...
connection to 192.168.nn.mm is down

regalhp: waiting for 192.168.nn.mm to come up

...

(2). #ping oki320val or 192.168.nn.mm (OK)
(3). #telnet oki320val (OK, can login)

(4). From our "Data" server - I happen to use HP Jetadmin, at first it cannot find 192.168.nn.mm, then I make it find it and it does.

Can print a test page from the printer while on "data server" - so all that access is OK now.

(5). EVENTUALLY, the "connection" resolves itself - maybe 2 - 3 hours later and the stuff in queue prints and all is well

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# lpstat -t | grep oki320val | more
device for oki320val: /dev/null
remote to: oki320valnf2 on 192.168.nn.mm
oki320val accepting requests since Jun 29 17:32
printer oki320val is idle. enabled since Jun 29 17:32
printer oki320val is idle. enabled since Nov 19 13:55
printer queue for oki320val
regalhp: oki320val: ready and waiting
printer queue for oki320val
regalhp: oki320val: ready and waiting
#

Is the fact that there are 2 oki320val printers listed my problem? Any special place I should go to correct this situation so I only have "1" oki320val?
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(6). How can I resolve the "connection down problem" ? I would think there is a way to "force" the issue as far as the HP5470 goes

Thanks for any and all help! Sorry so wordy!

Anne

[Bill Hassell]

Don't use JetDirect software (jetadmin which has been obsolete since 1999, and hppi) for a non-HP LAN connection. Normally, no vendor supports the HP proprietary JetDirect protocol on port 9100 but a few vendors appear to have started to try.

Start by deleting both printers using lpadmin -x. Then use SAM to add the OKI printers as 'remote' printers. You must have the OKI's 'internal' printer name (like on any lpr printer server).

There's no way to 'force' the printer to work with incompatible software. Set up the OKI printers as plain lpr printers.

[KapilRaj]

if the printer is a lpd printer running on an aix node you will need to have your hostname mentioned in /etc/hosts.lpd file for printing onto that printer

Wild guess.

Kaps

[Mei Jiao]

If your system in HP-UX 11.x, please make sure that your lpspool subsystem cumulative patch is updated:

(1) PHCO_30431 s700_800 11.11 lpspool subsystem cumulative patch
(2) PHCO_31016 s700_800 11.00 lpspool subsystem cumulative patch

which one of the symptom reported is:
rlpdaemon(1m) doesn't accept hostname starting with digits.