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printer: connection is not available, keep trying

 
Eduardo Chepillo
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printer: connection is not available, keep trying

I isntelled a HP jetdirect, but I have problems to define a printer xerox docuprint 4090, where I can find the driver or to do an emulation by the JD

clhubprd> lpstat -t
scheduler is running
no system default destination
members of class laser:
pt_4090_2
device for pt_4090_1: /dev/null
device for pt_4090_2: /dev/null
pt_4090_1 accepting requests since Jul 17 12:21
pt_4090_2 accepting requests since Jul 17 13:53
laser accepting requests since Jul 17 13:53
printer pt_4090_1 is idle. enabled since Jul 17 12:21
fence priority : 0
printer pt_4090_2 now printing pt_4090_2-5. enabled since Jul 17 13:53
fence priority : 0
pt_4090_2-5 root priority 0 Jul 17 13:55 on pt_4090_2
prueba.doc 28160 bytes
clhubprd> cat /opt/hpnpl/tmp/pt_4090_2.log

Jul 17 13:55:30%%[ status: Job: pt_4090_2-5; User: root ]%%
Jul 17 13:55:30%%[ status: making connection to pt_4090; source: ethernet ]%%
Jul 17 13:55:32%%[ printer: connection is not available, keep trying ]%%
clhubprd> tail -f /opt/hpnpl/tmp/pt_4090_2.log

Jul 17 13:55:30%%[ status: Job: pt_4090_2-5; User: root ]%%
Jul 17 13:55:30%%[ status: making connection to pt_4090; source: ethernet ]%%
Jul 17 13:55:32%%[ printer: connection is not available, keep trying ]%%
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Mark Fenton
Esteemed Contributor

Re: printer: connection is not available, keep trying

Couldn't find anything definitive on the XEROX web site, but it appears that you can send jobs as though the printer were either a Laserjet 4, or HP Color Laser Jet (PCL 5c).

use the admin tool to set up the printer model.
Eduardo Chepillo
Occasional Contributor

Re: printer: connection is not available, keep trying

i cannot find PLC5 for hpux 11.23, where i find it?