Hey, what about the HP Ruggedwriter?  You can't get one new, but they are
still around. 2 com ports - most are RS232 and HPIB or RS232 and parallel.
I've got one at home right now.

-Dave







Art Bahrs <[log in to unmask]>@RAVEN.UTC.EDU> on 02/06/2002 02:57:27 PM

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RE: [HP3000-L] Network Printing to Dot Matrix PrintersHi John :)
   Thanks... for the answer... and yep that is what I found in the
archives.... hence 3 hours of calling around looking for a dot matrix PCL
capable parallel printer... no luck yet...

   The other idea is to change how we print labels so that we can print
them in sheets (custom label $heet$) and print them via our laser printers
that already are printing via MPE network printing.

    'Course there was a post in the archives (I forget who by) about how to
patch OUTSPTJ.PUB.SYS to not send out the PJL code and info... then to
specified the alternate OUTSPTJ program in the NPCONFIG entry for the
printer....

Thanks,
Art "Still looking but less confused! hehe" Bahrs
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: John Burke
  To: 'Art Bahrs' ; [log in to unmask]
  Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:28 PM
  Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] Network Printing to Dot Matrix Printers


  Art,

  If you mean the MPE network spooler, then a necessary requirement is the
printer MUST understand basic PCL or, be so brain dead that it takes the
PCL generated by the network spooler (there is NO way to suppress this - it
is hard-coded into the spooler) and discards it completely.

  The npconfig directive "snmp_enabled=false" will allow you to use
non-HPJetDirect NICs; but if you want to use the garden variety dot matrix
printer as a network printer, you will need one of several third party
tools.

  Probably not want you wanted to read,

  John

  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Art Bahrs [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
  > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 10:29 AM
  > To: [log in to unmask]
  > Subject: [HP3000-L] Network Printing to Dot Matrix Printers
  >
  >
  > Hi All :)
  >     Does anyone out in Listland have dot matrix printers
  > hooked up to their
  > 3k's as network printers?  If so I would love (and really
  > need) some help on
  > this.
  >
  > Thanks,
  > Art "really stumped" Bahrs
  >

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