Comments on: iSeries/pc printer trouble

By: rickmcd

rickmcd — Tue, 24 May 2011 18:07:42 +0000

Try this Link – Any with Host Based N should work in some aspect. The page is self expanatory. Check the PDT and HPT
https://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/7c4c0f5a4d52e3c4862569b4005d198a/ba0863cfa6463903862569c10078c903?OpenDocument

By: batman47

batman47 — Tue, 24 May 2011 14:51:37 +0000

This printer only has PCL 3. You need an HP printer with at least PCL 5 to avoid these problems with the AS/400.

By: geojf3

geojf3 — Tue, 24 May 2011 14:07:45 +0000

Is there a list of current laser jets that would work better?

By: rickmcd

rickmcd — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:54:34 +0000

The problem with trying to emulate another printer is the Printer itself. It has a host based printer driver not a true PCL type print driver so it cannot do the Host Print transform.

By: geojf3

geojf3 — Tue, 24 May 2011 12:15:41 +0000

Wm, what are you making the 8500 print as? Also, I am not using PDT since it seems it makes the print take a long time.

These printers are attached directly to each pc, so I do not know if buying a print server would be the way we want to go.

By: wm

wm — Mon, 23 May 2011 21:19:49 +0000

OK… here is the print server that I got: [HPS1U] 1 Port USB High-Performance Internet Print Server.
It works great with the HP printers and the AS400. Hope this helps.

By: wm

wm — Mon, 23 May 2011 21:16:33 +0000

Geojf3, that is really interesting. I have been able to make them work this way, by changing the printer to emulate a different printer and configuring the PCS to are print to that type of printer. Are you trying to use a PDT to print to the printer?
Also, like Rick stated, you can buy an inexpensive print server, connected to this printer and make it work. Let me try to get the name of a print server that used a while back. It was really unexpensive and I got it to work with the AS400s.

By: geojf3

geojf3 — Mon, 23 May 2011 19:44:29 +0000

Ive tried setting up the 8500 as different laserjets, but the results are same.

By: wm

wm — Mon, 23 May 2011 19:11:33 +0000

Oh printer configuration on the AS400… Oh yes I remember the headaches… But as soon as you get them to connect and work the way you want them to it just keeps on working.

Rick, would it be possible for this printer to emulate another HP printer model, lets say HP LaserJet II or HP Laserjet 4? If that is the case, then you should be able to configure the printer to work with the AS400.

I remember the good old TWINAX days. It used to be so simple to configure printers back then.

Hope this helps.