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Re: Network Printer Difficulty
From:
Tracy Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
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Tracy Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 9 Nov 2018 10:22:39 -0500
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Sometimes you just have recalcitrant printers that won't cooperate with the
HP3000.

Consider getting Espul from Richard Corn or Minisoft's licensed version
called Netprint.



On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 4:21 PM Michel Adam <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 50 % of the time, anyway ...
>
> On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 at 14:18, Michel Adam <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Wouldn't  SNMP_SUPPORTED = Schrödinger
>>
>> save at least one attempt?
>>
>> m.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 at 13:50, Tracy Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Try adding SNMP_SUPPORTED = FALSE
>>>
>>> (or TRUE)  you have a 50/50 chance either way.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 3:08 PM John Clogg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Here is the config:
>>> >
>>> > #------------------------------------------------------------
>>> > # 708 IS THE HP M608 AT HARTSELLE'S SHIPPING DEPARTMENT
>>> > #     132 Columns, landscape, 66 lines per page
>>> > #
>>> > 708  (network_address = 10.100.21.134
>>> >       pjl_supported = TRUE
>>> >       jam_recovery =  TRUE
>>> >       data-tray = 2
>>> > (116/666) Continue?
>>> >       setup_file = P721.HPENV.SYS)
>>> > # END OF DEFINITION FOR DEVICE 708
>>> > #
>>> > #
>>> >
>>> > I have tried several environment files that we are using with similar
>>> > printers.  This one shown is the latest, but none of them have made any
>>> > difference.  I have stopped and restarted the spooler many times.
>>> > STOPSPOOL requires some ABORTIOs before it will stop.
>>> >
>>> > From: Donna Hofmeister <[log in to unmask]>
>>> > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2018 2:03 PM
>>> > To: John Clogg <[log in to unmask]>
>>> > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Network Printer Difficulty
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 12:56 PM John Clogg <[log in to unmask]
>>> <mailto:
>>> > [log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>> > We replaced a printer recently, and we can't get the new one to play
>>> nice
>>> > with the 3000.  It's a LaserJet M608.  When sending output to it, it
>>> prints
>>> > a page or two and hangs.  The spool file remains in a "print" state.
>>> The
>>> > only way to reset it is to do a STOPSPOOL followed by a couple of
>>> > ABORTIOs.  The next time I start the spooler, the same thing happens,
>>> > regardless of what I'm printing.
>>> >
>>> > (y'all should come under support with us ;-)
>>> >
>>> > what's your npconfig configuration for this printer? have you
>>> > stopped/restarted the spooler for this printer/ldev?        - d
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Donna Hofmeister
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>>> --
>>>
>>> Tracy Johnson
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>>> BT
>>>
>>>
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