chuck@felix.UUCP (11/20/87)
Reply-Path: Is there anyone using this setup under ULTRIX to run a serial printer? Hardware: DECserver 100/200 MicroVAX (or big VAX) Software: LAT Ultrix Regular printer queueing What really interests me is whether multiple systems can go to the same printer and be coordinated correctly? VMS will do it (sorry). The DEC technical hotline claims VMS and ULTRIX systems together will even work, but I don't quite believe them. Any experiences would be appreciated. Jim Gessling (RTECH) (borrowing this account)
pete@tsc.DEC.COM (Pete Schmitt) (11/23/87)
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Here at DEC, Ultrix and VMS have been both used to share the same LAT
printer, so it will work. VMS4.6 and Ultrix2.0-1
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---,,,,-------U-------,,,,--- davids@iscuva.ISCS.COM (David Schmidt) (12/08/87)
In article <13563@felix.UUCP> ceferino@rtech.UUCP (Ceferino Cordero) writes: > >Is there anyone using this setup under ULTRIX to run a serial printer? > >Hardware: DECserver 100/200 > MicroVAX (or big VAX) > >Software: LAT > Ultrix > Regular printer queueing > >What really interests me is whether multiple systems can go to the same >printer and be coordinated correctly? VMS will do it (sorry). The DEC >technical hotline claims VMS and ULTRIX systems together will even work, >but I don't quite believe them. Any experiences would be appreciated. Yes, it really works (amazing, eh?). We have 25 DECserver 100's, 8 MVII's, and one 11/785. The 785 and two of the MVII's are running VMS and the other 6 MVII's are running Ultrix 2.0. Here is a copy of one of my printcap entries: # # Printers connected to terminal servers # lz22a|LN03 Quadrant A, Floor 2:\ :fc#0177777:fs#06023:lp=/dev/ttyo0:op=PORT_6:ts=ISCTST:\ :lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs/lz22a:\ :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/lz22a: NOTE: you have to dedicate one LAT /dev/tty port for each printer (otherwise listings can get confused). Also you have to do an lcp -h tty??,tty?? for each tty (to set it up as an outgoing port). The instructions are on page 4-12 of the System Management Guide (Binder 3B). We did have a problem with our printers just this week where the LPD daemon was refusing to connect to the servers but rebooting the offending MVII cleared the problem. DEC Tech Support is aware that there is a problem but is unable to re-produce it at will. -- David Schmidt UUCP: davids@iscuva.ISCS.COM ISC Systems Corporation (uunet!iscuva!davids) East 22425 Appleway Phone: +1 509 927-5479 Liberty Lake, WA 99019 [ I have been told that your /dev/ttyXX lines must be the highest numbered lines for this to work correctly. For instance, if you have /dev/tty00 - /dev/tty31 and you have three printers, then you must dedicate /dev/tty29 - /dev/tty31 for the printers. -- Art Z. ]
stefan@wheaton.UUCP (Stefan Brandle ) (12/17/87)
>>Is there anyone using this setup under ULTRIX to run a serial printer? >>Hardware: DECserver 100/200 >> MicroVAX (or big VAX) >Yes, it really works (amazing, eh?). We have 25 DECserver 100's, 8 MVII's, I thought you needed DECserver 200's! Apparently not. The manual says they must run LAT protocol 5.1 or higher, but our 100's run 5.0. Is 5.1 necessary, is there some ROM upgrade, etc .... I would appreciate some enlightenment on the subject. Thanks, Stefan Brandle -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stefan Brandle UUCP: ihnp4!wheaton!stefan Wheaton College "But I never claimed to be sane!" ---------------------------------------------- MA Bell: (312) 260-4992 ---------