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Re: Printer woes resolved
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"Johnson, Tracy" <[log in to unmask]>
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Johnson, Tracy
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Wed, 30 May 2007 13:58:07 -0400
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The leading zero reminds me of one of my wife's catchy phrases from her
country of origin:

"He is zero to the left" is an insult that means "the person is
worthless".

Tracy Johnson
Measurement Specialties, Inc. 

BT







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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Newton, Ernie
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 1:52 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [HP3000-L] Printer woes resolved
> 
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> The problem has been resolved with a succinct response from 
> our friend Denys.
> 
> He said...
> 
> "I don't like that first 0 in 010."
> 
> I took the leading zero out of NPCONFIG.PUB.SYS.....and it worked!
> 
> I didn't know the system couldn't handle a leading zero...now I do.
> 
> Thanks Denys, and others who responded.
> 
> Ernie
> 
> > _____________________________________________ 
> > From: 	Newton, Ernie  
> > Sent:	Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:07 AM
> > To:	[log in to unmask]
> > Subject:	Printer woes
> > 
> > Greetings,
> > 
> > One of our school districts decided this weekend to change their IP 
> > addresses, (which is why we love them), and now none of 
> their printers 
> > work.
> > 
> > They all worked before this change.
> > 
> > Device 58 was changed from 172.26.240.229 and is now 
> 010.239.240.229.
> > 
> > NPCONFIG.PUB.SYS now has the new IP address and NMMGR is configured 
> > like this...
> > 
> > IP 	NETWORK ADDRESS	IP MASK		HOPS
> > A	 010.224.000.000	255.240.000.000	2
> > 
> > When I try to print to device 58, the spooling process 
> stops and this 
> > displays on the console...
> > 
> > ****************************
> > :STARTSPOOL58
> > :9:27/280/Output spooler, LDEV #58:  Device does not support page 
> > level recovery.  Any interrupted document will be entirely 
> reprinted.
> > Native Mode Spooler message 9038
> > 
> > 9:27/280/Output spooler, LDEV #58:  Started.
> > 9:27/280/Output spooler, LDEV #58:  FDEVICECONTROL error. 
> Native Mode 
> > Spooler message 9547
> > 
> > 9:27/280/Output spooler, LDEV #58:  IPC error while trying 
> to open a 
> > printer connection socket.  IPCCONNECT error 116: DESTINATION 
> > UNREACHABLE.  (SOCKERR 116) Native Mode Spooler message 9585
> > 
> > 9:27/280/Output spooler, LDEV #58:  The spooler could not complete 
> > output of file O4904.OUT.HPSPOOL. Native Mode Spooler message 9511
> > 
> > 9:27/280/Output spooler, LDEV #58:  Stopped.
> > 
> > *****************************
> > 
> > A TCP dump shows no traffic from the HP3000 to any of the 
> printer IP 
> > addresses.
> > 
> > All users are accessing the HP3000 on the same subnet, using port 
> > 1570, with no problems.
> > 
> > The printer is correctly configured.
> > 
> > These printers are using port 9100.
> > 
> > We are on a 939, with 6.5 PP3.
> > 
> > The other printers don't show this error, they just simply say 
> > CONNECTING when doing a SPOOLERxx;SHOW
> > 
> > Any ideas will be appreciated because I am stumped...
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Ernie

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