Verify Printing On AS/400
Verify Printing On AS/400
This section verifies that the printer is capable of printing ASCII files and that the printer can be pinged on the network.
To test ASCII printing:
1.Start TCP/IP, if it is not already running, by entering the command STRTCP.
2.Verify that the AS/400 TCP/IP interface is active.
3.Ping the printer from an AS/400 workstation with the command:
ping ip_address.
Where ip_address is the Internet address of the remote system printer (the NIC) or the hostname of the printer (if you put the hostname in the host entry table as directed in “Configuring A TCP/IP Host Table Entry” on page 147).
4.If the printer cannot be pinged, proceed to “AS/400 ASCII Troubleshooting” on page 156.
5.Use one of the following methods to send a spooled file to the printer:
•Enter the LPR command on the AS/400 command line with the appropriate parameters. See “To Use LPR Manually” on page
•Enter STRRMTWTR name on the AS/400 command line, where name is the name of the AS/400 remote output queue (not the printer Internet queue, as described on “To Create An Automatic Remote Output Queue” on page 152).
•Use the WRKOUTQ command to send jobs.
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