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From: kenh@techbook.com (Ken Haynes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: PSERVER and serial printers
Keywords: PSERVER serial printers
Message-ID: <1990Dec26.143338.21171@techbook.com>
Date: 26 Dec 90 14:33:38 GMT
References: <7211@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>
Distribution: comp.sys.novell
Organization: TECHbooks of Beaverton Oregon - Public Access Unix
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In article <7211@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> rxcob@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Owen Baker) writes:
>We have been trying to use PSERVER with a couple of IBM 3812 Pageprinters
>which can only be connected to via a serial line. We have tried the NLM, VAP
>and EXE versions and we cannot get RCONSOLE to "see" the printer. We had some
>success with PSERVER.EXE running on the workstation to which the

There is a report of a similar problem being fixed with a change to the 
pinout between the PC and the printer.  This was done on a 3816 Pageprinter
so I don't know how closely related the two machines are.  Here is the fix:

1. PC pin 2 goes to pin 3 on the printer.
   PC pin 3 goes to pin 2 on the printer.
   PC pin 4 goes to pin 5 on the printer.
   PC pin 5 goes to pin 20 on the printer.
   PC pin 6 goes to pin 4 on the printer.
   PC pin 7 goes to pin 7 on the printer.
   PC pin 8 is jumpered to pin 4 on the printer <----- this I'm not sure what
   the report is trying to say....

   2. Also make sure Dip switch 6 is on.  Switch 6 asserts DTR. All others 
   should be off except 1-3 which adjust your speed. <---- I assume this is
   referring to a switch on the printer...

   3. XOFF/XON was set to ON in Pconsole.

   This fix is supposed to make rprinter and pserver working together.

Good LUCK!

Ken
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