IBM 6500 ISeries Troubleshooting, Cannot Ping The Printer, Crtdevprt Acttmr Nomax, Chgdevprt

Chapter	9	iSeries Troubleshooting
		Table 11. Printer Sharing (continued)
iSeries	Where Set		Parameter	Recommended	Description
Version				Value
V3R7	CRTDEVPRT		ACTTMR	*NOMAX	The value specifies the
V4R1	CHGDEVPRT				number of seconds that
					PSF will wait for a
					printer to respond to an
					activation request. If
					only one system will be
					using the printer, use
					the default value (170
					seconds). If more than
					one system will be
					using the printer, set the
					value to *NOMAX,
					which causes PSF to
					wait indefinitely for a
					response to an
					activation request.

iSeries Troubleshooting

Use this section to resolve problems configuring iSeries on TCP/IP networks.

Cannot PING The Printer

If you have problems trying to ping the printer:

•Verify the configuration of iSeries, including the printer and any intervening devices such as routers and bridges.

•Verify that the iSeries line description is varied on and the printer is turned on and displays a status of ONLINE.

•Verify that the iSeries TCP/IP interface is active.

262