On Aug 18, 3:47*pm, "Michael Sweeden"
wrote:
> I have a client with an old SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 system that replaced a dead
> serial HP printer with a network printer. I can ping the printer, but I've
> used the HP Print Manager to configure it as well as to send test text toit
> and nothing comes out of the printer. If anybody can point me to info on
> getting SCO 5.0.6 to printer to this printer via TCP/IP I'd be VERY
> grateful!
> Thanks!

Use netcat

http://aplawrence.com/SCOFAQ/FAQ_scotec7getnetcat.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Sweeden"
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sco.misc
To:
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 3:47 PM
Subject: network printing to HP 3600n from SCO OpenServer 5.0.6


>I have a client with an old SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 system that replaced a
>dead serial HP printer with a network printer. I can ping the printer, but
>I've used the HP Print Manager to configure it as well as to send test text
>to it and nothing comes out of the printer. If anybody can point me to info
>on getting SCO 5.0.6 to printer to this printer via TCP/IP I'd be VERY
>grateful!
> Thanks!

3600 are host-based printers.
Ain't gonna happen.

Well technically you could probably install cups from osr507mp5 and maybe
get it working eventually after you write new printer interface scripts to
take your legacy apps pcl output and convert it to postscript or plain text.

It's possible, in the way that it's possible to to mow your lawn by first
landscaping it perfectly flat and then setting up a system of sweeping
lasers.

Except lasers are cool. And could serve double duty as pest control.

Find some other use for that printer and or sell it on ebay and go back and
get a 3800. That'll drop right in.
Next time ensure a printer has a pcl5 engine on board.
5, not 6. Or rather, it may have 6, you don't care if it does or not, you
just need it to have pcl5 regardless of anything else it may also have like
pcl6 and postscript.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/su.../c00390162.pdf

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On Aug 18, 3:47 pm, "Michael Sweeden"
wrote:
> I have a client with an old SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 system that replaced a dead
> serial HP printer with a network printer. I can ping the printer, but I've
> used the HP Print Manager to configure it as well as to send test text to it
> and nothing comes out of the printer. If anybody can point me to info on
> getting SCO 5.0.6 to printer to this printer via TCP/IP I'd be VERY
> grateful!
> Thanks!

Are you using the Unix print queues or is data being delivered
directly to the printer, by-passing the Unix spooler? Did you use
scoadmin & the HP Network Print Manager to configure the print
queues?