Hi Pamela, As Paul mentions, host based printers don't have any onboard intelligence for executing page formatting instructions (no page description language controller board is included in the device). They require an appropriate printer driver to format application output for them. These drivers are usually produced for desktop computers running a Microsoft Windows OS product, MAC OS X, and sometimes for certain Linux distros.
In the case of this HP printer model, the Linux drivers can be found on Sourceforge at http://sourceforge.net/projects/hplip/ To use a host based printer with Universe, you need to send reports to another computer in the network, with the appropriate driver loaded onto it, and then have that computer properly format the report before it is sent to the actual printer. Typically in Universe this can mean creating a raw printer with a script tied to it that executes the necessary lp or lpr command or building a remote printer description again using LPR as the delivery protocol. I posted a message titled "Re: [U2] [UV] Win 2K3 Printer setup (Unclassified)" into the forum on April 5, 2005, which explains how to configure a Windows printer driver to accept input from UniVerse or UniData and format the information into the target printer's language. I'll send you a copy offline for your reference since you can't reach the archives at this moment. Best Regards, /Paul -- Paul Tykodi Principal Consultant TCS - Tykodi Consulting Services LLC Tel/Fax: 603-343-1820 Mobile: 603-866-0712 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.tykodi.com >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:26:37 -0400 >From: "Paul Hamrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [U2] Printer problem > >Pamela, the HP LaserJet 3600n (color) is a host-based printer and UniVerse >cannot to date print to host-based printers. I have seen this many times at >installations where host-based printers (many times a lower cost printer) >reside. And never have I been able to get the printer to respond past the >OS test print. > >I do know the next model up the HP Color LaserJet 3700n will work at it is >not a host-based printer. > >My experience with host-based printers. > >Paul H. > >>- -----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pamela J Robbins >>Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 11:44 AM >>To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org >>Subject: [U2] Printer problem >> >>Hopefully this hasn't been discussed before. I don't have access to my >>local mailboxes to check (webmail'ing for now - yuck). We're having a >>problem getting a networked HP LaserJet 3600n (color) printer to respond. >>It's our first color printer. The manual says it works with PCL. We have >>it set up as a raw printer just like all of our other printers. Linux can >>print a test page to it and the user can print to it from their computer. >>We just can't get there from UniVerse. Any ideas? >> >>- -- >>Pamela J Robbins University of Pennsylvania >>Sr Programmer/Analyst School of Veterinary Medicine >>mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] New Bolton Center 610-444-5800 >>610-925-6438 Computer help, ext HELP (4357) ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
