I do not have any personal experience with either of these printers;
however, you might try, in addition to the snmp_enabled=false directive, the
following in npconfig for the printers in question and see if it helps:
pjl_supported=false
banner_header=false
banner_trailer=false
jam_recovery=false
Note that you need only stopspool/startspool when changing individual
printer directives in npconfig. Note also that the printers MUST recognize
PCL (code phrase may be something like "emulates or compatible with HP
LaserJet xxx"). Switching to a JetDirect box and parallel connection to the
printers is not likely effect your current problem.
You do not say what type of network the printers are hooked up to; however,
if it is NT, you need to check to ensure the NT server they are spooled off
does not have exclusive control of the printer. I'm far from an expert on
this, but I believe there is a checkbox somewhere in the printer dialogue on
the NT server that addresses this.
HTH,
John
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RaS @ Large [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 7:19 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] HP3000 Xerox Printing? (or "Did anything print
> yet?")
>
>
> I hate to revive an old and probably tired subject, but I
> still am a bit
> confused about the subject.
>
> I currently have 2 HP 4050 TN LaserJets on our network, both
> of which are
> also
> configured as HP 3000 printers. No problem with this, I just
> set them up in
> sysgen and add addresses to the NPCONFIG file. Works like a charm.
>
> I also have a CanonPrinter/Copier/Fax and a Xerox Document
> Center on the
> network that I would also like to utilize as HP3000 printers.
> I set them up
> as I did the "HP Products", but the Spooler does not
> cooperate. I can spool
> them and send stuff to them, but they ignore the spoolfiles.
> When I start
> the spool, I get SNMP errors, and it tells me that it cannot
> communicate
> with the network printer. If I set "snmp_enabled = FALSE" in
> the NPCONFIG,
> I don't get the error, but the SPOOLFLE shows up as ACTIVE,
> forever and
> ever. The printer never seems to get PINGed.
>
> Now I heard the I can solve all this by purchasing one or
> more third-party
> products such as NP92 (MIniSoft), but I was wondering if
> there were any
> other ways around this?? I also seem to remember a discussion about
> connecting using a JetDirect EX to a parallel port. Is this
> an alternative
> to the third-party product??
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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