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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

7120.0. "Added a printer on a VMS system with only the TCP/IP address" by ULYSSE::CHAMEROY () Tue Mar 11 1997 11:43

Hi,

	How is it possible to added a printer on a VMS system with only a TCP/IP address ?
	Where can i found some documentation about the CPAP ?

thanks,

Renaud
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7120.1DCPS is the productNECSC::HARVEYPrintserver Support- America's ZoneTue Mar 11 1997 12:598
    Renaud,
    
    	For VMS systems the product that supports the cpap protocol is DCPS
    or DecPrint Supervisor. It only supports printing to LPS series/family
    of printserver printers. The DCPS release notes and manuals go into
    this support.
    
    Renis
7120.2DCPS V1.4 will provide more TCP/IP connectivityHANNAH::SCHULLMANDan SchullmanWed Mar 12 1997 02:0618
To head off some potential confusion...

I believe it was DCPS V1.1 that added support for communicating with
Digital PrintServer printers via TCP/IP.  [Previously it was DECnet only.]
PrintServers utilize the CPAP protocol in either case, and no other printers
[to my knowledge] support CPAP.

DCPS T1.4, currently in field test, adds the ability to communicate with
desktop and workgroup printers (and NICs and print/terminal servers) that
support "raw TCP/IP sockets".  If you're NOT talking about a Digital
PrintServer printer, this is the support you're probably asking about.
But note that DCPS V1.4 will NOT support the LPD nor Telnet protocols.

I suggest you see the latest DCPS release notes or SPD for more info.
[Pointers are in note 6.]

					Hope that helps...
					  Dan S.
7120.3syntax about the command into dcps$startupULYSSE::CHAMEROYWed Mar 12 1997 03:147
I have put this command, is it Good or not ?

@sys$startup:dcps$execution_queue  myqueue """tcpip/tcpiaddress""" dcps_lib "" "/noseparate " "" "" ""


thanks,
Renaud
7120.4reply .3 reformattedNECSC::HARVEYPrintserver Support- America's ZoneWed Mar 12 1997 12:1420
    
	Here is Renaud's reply formatted so that 80 character terminals can 
    read it:
    
    
I have put this command, is it Good or not ?

@sys$startup:dcps$execution_queue -  
    myqueue - 
    """tcpip/tcpiaddress""" -
    dcps_lib - 
    "" -
    "/noseparate " -
    "" -
    "" -
    ""


thanks,
Renaud
7120.5CONNECT NO NETWORK OBJECT REJECTEDULYSSE::CHAMEROYThu Mar 13 1997 03:398
HI,

	When I use the previous command I have the error message
	Connect to network object reject ????

	Any idea ???

thanks renaud
7120.6It works with UCXNECSC::HARVEYPrintserver Support- America's ZoneThu Mar 13 1997 11:2717
Renaud,
    
    	I have setup DCPS queues using Digitals UCX produc. I make sure
    that the ip hostname is set in the ucx database.
    
@sys$startup:dcps$execution_queue -  
    myqueue - 
    "tcpip/ip_hostname_of_printer" -
    dcps_lib - 
    "" -
    "/noseparate " -
    "" -
    "" -
    ""

    
Renis                                 
7120.7Yes, the printers is defined on ucx .ULYSSE::CHAMEROYFri Mar 14 1997 04:570
7120.8What does the LPS printer think???NECSC::HARVEYPrintserver Support- America's ZoneFri Mar 14 1997 14:5712
    Renaud,
    
    	Yep UCX is the only supported method for DCPS printing to LPS
    printer via IP. However what version of LPS software is loaded on the
    printer and using the LPS$console utility what is the data from the
    following commands:
    
    version
    config
    permis
    
    Renis
7120.9VERSIONULYSSE::CHAMEROYThu Mar 20 1997 04:206
PRINTSERVER SOFTWARE V5.1-15
DCPS T1.4
VAXELN V4.5


Renaud
7120.10VMS node name?SHRMSG::HOWARDWhoever it takesThu Mar 20 1997 10:026
    I usually use nodename::"tcpip/ip_hostname_of_printer", e.g.,
    TAY2P1::"tcpip/TAY22H8LP17.tay.dec.com".  I don't know if this makes a
    difference. In V1.4, the correct syntax is to specify DECnet nodes with
    nodename::decnet/printername.  
    
    Ben
7120.11still need to know more detailsREGENT::GALLAGHERThu Mar 20 1997 18:1710
    
    Re: .9 
    
    Yes, but you still haven't determined if the *printer* has been
    CONFIGURED to do IP printing. You need to answer all the questions
    that Renis posted so we can help you figure that out.