From: YODERS@Prime.Wittenberg.EDU (Kevin Yoders)
Subject: Re: lts printer port
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 22:06:56 GMT

Jim,

    I am mostly guessing here, but it appears that the port (0) that
you gave it in the environment is invalid.  We use Xyplex terminal
servers here.  The port numbering scheme that they use is:

(physical_port_number * 100) + 2000

Physical port 1 is 2100, physical port 16 is 3600, etc.  TCP/IP
reserves many low-numbered ports for specific uses, like FTP, SMTP,
etc.  I'm not an expert, but I believe port 0 is also reserved.  I
suggest that you re-examine your manuals looking for the software
port number assigned to each physical port.  If you can't find it,
talk to the manufacturer/supplier.


PS.  Sorry about the stupid message that arrived prior to this one.
I don't know where it came from, but I suspect it's the same gremlin
that shredded 2 surfaces on one of my live disks Tuesday night
during backups.

************************************************************************
Kevin Yoders                       Internet: Yoders@Prime.Wittenberg.EDU
Wittenberg University                BITNET: YODERS@WITTENBG

--- Your original message :

To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
From: Jim Chivas  Vancouver Community College    <a.0013%vcc3.vcc.bc.ca@Princeton.EDU>
Subject: lts printer port
Date: 11 Dec 92 11:23:16 PST
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM

It seems my message has benn causing misc troubles. I will now
try again but removing the parts that I think are causing troubles. SORRY!



I am trying to use the parallel printer port on my lts terminal server.
It is a 64 port version. The documentation that comes with the lts does not
specify which port the parallel port is so I assumed port 0. When I
PROP POST -START I get the error log that I have attached at the end of this
mail message. I have included the post.env file at the beginning.
I thought this would be a simple procedure but I guess whatever appears
easy just means I must have overlooked something.

1. Has anyone used the parallel port and if so what do I need
   to do?

2. The main reason I want to do this is to see if the speed of the
   parallel port on the terminal server is faster than running my HP iiisi
   and 19.2 on a serial line. Although, if I can get this to work on the
   terminal server I will be able to access the printer from a second Prime
   on my net. Should I expect the printer to be faster on the server?

It might be of interest to say that I have the two Primes and the terminal
server connected together using a multiport tranceiver box.


**************************************************************************
*
*  The printer port description from the LTS
*
**************************************************************************

        map_to_upper: N                       printer_width: 0
       hardware_tabs: N                                type: centronics

***************************************************************************
post.env file in spool*


TCP/IP -ADDRESS 134.87.97.100 -PORT 0   /* ZYLOGICS TERMINAL SERVER
/*ASYNC -LINE 160 -PRO TTY -SPEED 19200 -NO_ECHO -XOFF -NO_LINE_FEED -CL 8
DEVICE POSTSCRIPT
/*DEVICE PRINTRONIX -EVFU_OFF
PRIORITY_TO_LOCAL_QUEUE
/*FORMAT -WIDTH 160 -LENGTH 66 -BOTTOM_MARGIN 5
FORMAT -TM 0 -BM 0
/*LOG -ON -ERROR_NOTIFY A.0000 A.0013 SYSTEM
LOG -ON
/* VCC-ATTRIBUTE
etc......


Jim
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