Remote printer not printing.

[Suriya Prakash]

Hi,

I installed my Hp deskjet d1560 printer on my windows xp desktop pc, and i configure the printer in hp-ux server as a remote printer, when i give print from the server i get a sound from the printer(like ready to print) but not printing, but i'm able to print from windows pc, i add the hostname entry in both the unix and windows machine, and i install the print services for unix in windows pc, pls tell me any other settings to be done in windows or unix machine.

Regards,
Suriya.

[Durvesh Mendhekar]

Hi,

On HP-UX check the status of the pinter
lpstat -t | grep "printer name"

Regards
Durvesh

[F Verschuren]

on your unix server rlpstat can help to find the problem...

If it is complainging about a tray the try to select a other papar type on the unix server, ore tell the printer that this kind of paper is loaded in the tray (that has the paper you are trying to print to)

[Ganesan R]

Hi,

As for as remote printers are concern, unix server does not have any control over the printers. Whatever the data to be send, it will spool it to remote machine where the server is physically connected. Remote machine then format the data and send it to the printer.

Check the connectivity between unix server and printer using telnet,

# telnet 515

[Suriya Prakash]

Hi,

I'm able to connect to my remote machine, but printing is not comming, pls see the below result.

# telnet 172.23.1.22 515
Trying...
Connected to 172.23.1.22.
Escape character is '^]'.

â ºConnection closed by foreign host.
#

Regards,
Suriya.

[TTr]

> i get a sound from the printer(like ready to print) but not printing

I assume that the printjobs disappear fron the windows queue. This probably indicates that there is nothing wrong with your queue setup. The print job is sent to the printer and apparently it is ignored.
I wonder if this printer is a GDI only printer which means that you can not print from anywhere other than windows even via remote queues. Take a look at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00296495

I could not find any mention in the d1560 specs if it is PCL capable.

[Suriya Prakash]

Hi,

I'm still having the problem, can anyone give me the solution, i contact hp, they ask me to check in windows side, can anyone tell me what are the settings to be done in windows side.

Regards,
Suriya

[Avinash20]

It doesn't seems to be a issue from HP-UX end if the print goes of from HP-UX(YOu could check via lpstat)
If it is empty then you need to check on Windows end .

I had the same issue where I tuned the registry which enabled me to print.
Sadly I dont remember it.
Let me try to recollect.

[Suriya Prakash]

Hi,

What r the settings to be done in windows, i done print server for unix, in network, i edit the registry, i add the host entry, any other steps to do.

Regards,
Suriya.

[Jitesh purohit_1]

YOu can do the following

1) Try to restart lpr/lpd services .

2) If you have jetadmin software installed , Then you try to reconfigure the printer .

/opt/hpnpl/bin/hppi

Thanks
Jitesh

[OldSchool]

unless windows will do the GDI conversion, this isn't going to work....see the link posted by TTr