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Conference 7.286::postscript_printing

Title:Digital PostScript printers and their associated software
Moderator:REGENT::LASKOHER
Created:Wed Jan 24 1990
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:7230
Total number of notes:31971

7078.0. "lps 17 remote boot" by MEOC02::DWYERMICHAEL () Wed Feb 12 1997 21:18

    
    
    Hi
    
    I have a problem with an LPS17 being loaded across a pair of ciscos by
    a win-nt server. Basically the LPS17 loads the primary boot code by
    tftp from the server, comes back with VAXELN V4.5 LPS17 on the LCD
    panel but will go no further. I can ping its address locally but not
    across the WAN. I can ping devices on either lan from the other LAN
    thus the routers are OK and the default gways of the server seems to be
    ok. AM using IP helper address (Cisco) of all 1's
    in both directions. The tftp load is fine, the secondary bootp request
    from the LPS is ignored by the WIN-NT box and the NT box attempts a TCP
    connection but fails as it looks as though the LPS17 is not making use
    of the default GWAY address loaded with the primary bootp relpy and TFTP 
    
    
    I have cross referenced it in DECWET::WINDOWS-NT  conference note 5691.
    See there for a more detailed description if you can help.
    
    Thanks
    Michael
    
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7078.1LPS printers need that second bootp replyNECSC::HARVEYPrintserver Support- America's ZoneThu Feb 13 1997 11:179
    Michael,
    
    	That second bootp from the printer is where the printer gets its
    ip address, subnetmask and gateway information. The printer doesn't
    have dynamic ip routing so its critical that the correct gateway
    address is given the printer. Is the gateway address the ip address of
    the routers interface on the subnet that the printer is on?
    
    Renis
7078.2they are in the first bootp reply ??MEOC02::DWYERMICHAELThu Feb 13 1997 16:1321
    Hi Renis,
    
    On the sniffer I saw the first bootp reply from the -NT box arrive at
    teh LPS17 after the FIRST
    bootp req from the LPS17 have as its bootp parameters the correct
    gateway address that the LPS17 sees on its local LAN and its IP address
    that the server sends it. They seeem OK. The LPS17 then sends out another 
    bootp req
    after it has its VEAXELN code loaded but thereafter nothing happens.
    The -NT doesn't reply to the second bootp req (it seems ?). 
    I am able to ping the LPS locally after it
    stops the boot process (hangs), but am not able to see it from another subnet,
    even though I can ping across to the routers to/from other devices.
    Can I refer you to the -NT notes file (DECWET::mindows-nt) note #5691
    for more info . Maybe that will assist ?? Not ethe parameters I have
    included as the bootp reply from the -NT.
           
    
    Thanks 
    Michael