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Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs

What if a print job makes it to the queue, but never leaves the queue? The label does not print. See Table 27 for more information.

Table 27 • Things to Check

Issue

Possible Cause

Recommended Solution

 

 

 

If a print job

Printer is not turned on

Confirm that the printer is turned on

makes it to the

 

and receiving power.

queue, but never

 

 

Printer is using a bad or

Confirm that the network cable is

leaves the queue?

wrong network cable.

plugged in and that you can ping the

 

 

 

printer.

 

 

 

 

There was a misconfiguration

Verify the following:

 

while creating the queue.

1. Confirm that you use the print

 

 

server’s valid IP address.

 

 

2. If you are using a UNIX or

 

 

AS/400 host, there is an option

 

 

for the remote queue name.

 

 

There is only one valid response

 

 

to use: PORTLF1.

 

 

3. If Windows does not have an

 

 

LPR installed, the above required

 

 

option should be left blank.

 

 

See the documentation for other

 

 

operating system specific queue

 

 

creation.

 

 

 

What are the minimum requirements to network a printer on a wired network?

Cat-5 network cable with 10BASE-T or 100BASE-T connectors

Internal or external print server

Hub or Switch

If a hub or switch is NOT used, you need a cross-over cable.

Workstation running a TCP stack with print services installed.

What ports are open on any print server and related software?

TCP Ports:

21 FTP

23 Telnet

80 HTTP Server

515 Printer port

• 631 IPP port

• 9100 Raw socket connection

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