Verifying Printer Ports on a 3Server (96778)

SUMMARY

It is possible to verify printer ports directly on a 3Server using the COPY command. This procedure allows isolation from the LAN Manager software and Print Manager running on the 3Server. To copy directly to a printer port on the 3Server, do the following:

From an OS/2 workstation, log in as an administrator on the 3Server.
Do a NET ADMIN /C connection using the following command
```
      net admin \\servername /c
						
```
where \\servername is the name of the 3server. You will now have a prompt that looks similar to below:
```
      [\\servername] _
```
From this command prompt, do a DIR command for *.CMD.
Select one of the listed files (these are OS/2 command files and are pure text).
Copy the selected file to the printer port (this could be LPT1 or COM1, for example, depending on what port the printer is connected to). The command is as follows:
```
      copy setmode.cmd lpt1
```
You should receive a "one file(s) copied" message. If the printer prints the file, you have then verified that the port and printer are functioning properly. If no printout is obtained, then a problem exists with either the port, printer, or printer cabling.

MORE INFORMATION

If your printer is a PostScript printer, use the following commands:

   copy con lpt1
   showpage
   ^z

After the command is entered, you should receive a "one file(s) copied" message. SHOWPAGE is the PostScript command to eject a page. On some older machines, you may need to add the /B switch to the line. For example,

   copy file.txt lpt1 /b

This command sends the file in binary format, thereby avoiding any end-of-file problems.