IBM 6500 manual Verifying The Ipds Configuration On iSeries

Verifying The IPDS Configuration On iSeries

Verifying The IPDS Configuration On iSeries

To test IPDS printing:

1.If it is not already on, vary on the line description:

VRYCFG CFGTYPE(*LIN)

2.To start TCP/IP, enter STRTCP.

3.Verify that the iSeries TCP/IP interface is active. Use the command:

WRKTCPSTS

and then select option 1.

4.Turn the printer on and wait until the printer control panel displays “ETHERNET IS READY.”

5.To verify the printer is connected to iSeries, ping the printer from an iSeries workstation with one of the following commands:

PING ip_address or

PING hostname

where ip_address is the Internet address of the remote system printer (the Ethernet Interface), and hostname is the hostname you defined for the printer, if any.

•If the ping is not successful, refer to “Cannot PING The Printer” on page 262.

•If the ping is successful, vary on the printer device description with the command:

VRYCFG (printer_device) CFGTYPE(*DEV)

STATUS(*ON)

6.To use PSF to send an IPDS file to the printer, enter:

STRPRTWTR DEV (printer_device)

where printer_device is the name of the printer.

7.If you have problems printing, do the following:

•Print an Ethernet Test Page. Refer to your User's Manual.

•Verify that port number 5001 is being used.

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