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Setting up NT to receive print jobs? (TCP/IP LPR)

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ANSWER:  How To -- LPR Print from OpenVMS through an NT Printer QueThis is
how I did it
 
I saw a lot of folks ask... but didn't like the answers I was reading.  I
felt I needed to discribe the details on HOW... once I had completed the
task.  Here you are!!
 
Daniel Bohner
Analyst/PublicSafety
ADA County Sheriff's Office
Boise ID
isdan@ac1.co.ada.id.us
 
 
Step one:	 Install Microsoft TCP/IP Printing on NTWorkstation or
NTServer 4.0(SP4) under the Network Icon in Control Panel  Services tab.
After installing you will have to reboot the PC.
 
Step two:	 Go into Control Panel and select the Services Icon.  The
Service TCP/IP Print Server is, by default, set to start manually.  It is
not started so you need to start it.  Also, if you want it to start on every
boot, you must set the startup to Au
tomatic.
 
Step Three:	Add/Create an NT printer. As a precaution, it might be best
to create the printer without any spaces.
 
Step four:	Go to your Alpha or VAX and run the UCX$LPRSETUP
program(either in SYS$SYSTEM OR SYS$MANAGER).  Look below at the example.
 
VAXPrompt> Run UCX$LPRSETUP
 
Command  < add delete view help exit >: a
Adding printer entry, type '?' for help.
 
Enter printer name to add : cistest					;Que
name on VAX or Alpha
Enter the FULL name of one of the following printer types:	;
remote local : remote
;Remote or physical
Enter printer synonym: cistest					;syn for the
que
Enter printer synonym:
Enter full file specification for spool directory		;Took
Default
SPOOLER DIRECTORY 'sd' :  [SYS$SPECIFIC:[UCX_LPD.CISTEST]] ?
Set remote system name 'rm' [] ?  rms203
;Name of NT Server
Set remote system printer name 'rp' [] ?  hpcislpd5n		;Name of NT
Que on Server
Set printer error log file 'lf' [SYS$SPECIFIC:[UCX_LPD]CISTEST.LOG] ?
Enter the name of the printcap symbol you wish to modify.  Other
valid entry is :
 'q'     to quit (no more changes)
 
Symbol  type  value
                    ------  ----  -----
Error log file    :  lf     STR   /SYS$SPECIFIC/UCX_LPD/CISTEST.LOG
Printer Queue     :  lp     STR   CISTEST
Remote Host       :  rm     STR   rms203
Remote Printer    :  rp     STR   hpcislpd5n
Spool Directory   :  sd     STR   /SYS$SPECIFIC/UCX_LPD/CISTEST
 
Are these the final values for printer CISTEST ? [y] y
 
Adding comments to printcap file for new printer, type '?' for help.
Do you want to add comments to the printcap file [n] ? :
 
Do you want this procedure to start the queue [n] : yes
Creating execution queue: CISTEST
Updating UCX$LPD_STARTUP.COM
Updating UCX$LPD_SHUTDOWN.COM
 
 
 
 ***********************************************
 * UCX$LPD_STARTUP.COM     UCX$LPD_PRINTCAP    *
 *    and   UCX$LPD_SHUTDOWN.COM               *
 *  have been updated for this printer         *
 *                                             *
 * Set up activity is complete for this printer*
 ***********************************************
 
 
Step five:	Now you need to create the HOST entry for the RMS203 NT
Server.
 
VAXPrompt> UCX
UCX> SET HOST rms203/address=100.2.120.203
UCX> sho hosts
 
     LOCAL database
 
Host address    Host name
 
100.2.1.3       ADADEV
100.1.1.2       ADARMSA
100.2.1.2       ADARMSB
100.2.120.203	RMS203
 
UCX>Exit
 
 
Step Six:	 Initialize the Que and send something to it
Vaxprompt> PRINT GOLIVE.TXT /QUE=CISTEST
Job GOLIVE (queue CISTEST, entry 310) started on CISTEST
Vaxprompt>
 
Job GOLIVE (queue CISTEST, entry 310) completed
Vaxprompt>
 
If you have PAUSED the printer on you NT system, you should have the report
queued and ready to send to your printer.
 
Good Luck,
 
Daniel Bohner
Analyst/PublicSafety
ADA County Sheriffs Office
Boise, ID
 
Isdan@ac1.co.ada.id.us
 
 
 
 
 
 

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answer written or last revised on ( 26-MAR-1999 )
     
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