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PrintServer and RapidPrint Info?

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The Question is:

 
Can you use the UCX$TELNET print symbiont to
print to a Digital 500 print server?  If so
what port number should be used the /ON="host:port"
qualifer? (The documentation seems to indicate you
can only use LPR.)

The Answer is :

 
  The OpenVMS Wizard is not immediately familiar with any "Digital 500
  Print Server" printer.  The Wizard would recommend reading the
  documentation for information on the particular device -- PrintServer
  printers and Postscript printers in general usually use DCPS for all
  access, and DCPS V1.4 and later support IP access.
 
  Various printers may or may not have a network interface (NIC) present.
 
  If this device is the RapidPrint 500 device, use port 2001.
 
  Information on DIGITAL-branded printers, printer device drivers, printer
  documentation, and similar can be obtained from:
 
   http://www.digital.com/printers/
 
  Per the RapidPrint documentation, "If custom queuing software has been
  designed on a host, raw TCP/IP socket or telnet connections can be made
  directly to the RapidPrint 500 parallel port. Opening a TCP session to
  port 3001 will form a direct connection to the parallel port on the
  RapidPrint 500. If Telnet IAC interpretation is needed, form a connection
  to port 2001. If port is in use, the connection will be refused."

  
     
     answer written or last revised on ( 1-MAR-1999 )
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