I don't know about Meto/Datamax, but with Zebra, it could be how they
have designed
it. Zebra printers use proprietary coding, called ZPL (Zebra
Programming Language)
to print labels. Meanwhile, if the printer receives anything that
doesn't look like ZPL,
it just ignores it and doesn't trouble you about it either. So the
label coding goes
through and produces labels. Works really well over a Jetdirect box.
My NPCONFIG entry looks like:
1055 (network_address = 192.168.1.155 # Zebra via JetDirect
setup_file = LPDUMB.VSBCMD.SYS
data_timeout = 30
pjl_supported = FALSE
jam_recovery = FALSE)
The LPDUMB just does an Escape-E to reset the printer. Don't remember why
I did that, but it works.
At 10/17/2006 06:25 PM, john pitman wrote:
>Tom,
>
>How are you using/connecting the Zebra? We are after barcode/label printers
>that will hang off HP network, but so far we have had no luck with
>Meto/Datamax - they just hang, as they don't talk PJL.
>
>Thanks,
>john
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
>Of Tom Hula
>Sent: Wednesday, 18 October 2006 12:02 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Internet Printing
>
>Thanks for the info. The two printers are a PSI PP405 printer with an HP
>personality and a Zebra Stripe label printer. I am currently using both on
>Jetdirect print servers at site1 and they work great. Was planning on using
>a Jetdirect box at site2 as well.
>
>Tom
>
>At 10/17/2006 09:48 AM, you wrote:
> >there are config changes needed in NMMGR to define the default gateway
> >and then what address ranges are accessible
> >via which gateway. I am sure you will get several detailed replies,
> >but if not let me know.
> >
> >We have numerous sites with different IP ranges and we print continually
> >to them.
> >Once you get the config set it works great, but there are some
> >limitations on using networked printers that are not
> >laserjets. Most of ours are, but be aware that if you have some
> >'weird' printers, you may run into problems.
> >Are you thinking about using DTC connected printers? They present a
> >different set of issues, because the DTC protocol
> >is NOT routable. For that reason, if you are planning to use serial
> >printers at remote locations, I STRONGLY suggest you
> >get some external jetdirect boxes and connect the serial printers to
> >them and then treat/config the printers as network
> >printers.
> >
> >*****************************
> >Terry W. Simpkins
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> >Measurement Specialties
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> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Tom Hula [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 9:07 AM
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: [HP3000-L] Internet Printing
> >
> >
> >I am setting up a network at a 2nd site and researching setting up VPN
> >over the Internet to set up a wide area network.
> >
> >It seems as though the connection will allow the manager at the 2nd site
> >to telnet on to the HP3000 like everyone else does here. That part seems
> >like a no-brainer. But I was wondering about printing from our HP3000 at
> >the 1st site to printers at the 2nd site.
> >
> >At the moment, our HP3000 just has a private IP address. What
> >configuration changes on the HP would allow it to spool to remote
> >printers at the 2nd site?
> >
> >Tom Hula
> >Victor S. Barnes Company
> >
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