SCO

I have setup a new printer via a jetdirect on a SCO system. I can ping the printer and see it on the network.
When I print a file using the lpr command the printer queue show up idle and not print out on the printer.
I need help.

Thanks Ashok

Did you set up the printer using the HP print manager, or did you set it up as a remote printer using lpr/lpd

Yes, I setup using the HP network Print Manager and added the printer to the spooler via option 6, "Add printer to spooler".

Ashok

Turn the printer off, and create a print job.
Does the print job show in the output of "lpstat -t"
Is the printer enabled and accepting print jobs, look in the output of "lpstat -t"
Is the jetdirect a single or three port device. TCP port numbers would be 9100, 9101 and 9102 for port 1 2 and 3 respectively.

Yes, I have gone thru that process and yes the job shows up when I do a lpstat -t when the printer is disabled and turned off.
Once enabled and turned on the job does get processes but nothing prints out and the job is gone from the queue.

The Jet Direct is a single port device and I have tested it by printing to it via a windows computer setup as a network printer.

If you are printing to a PCL5 printer, make sure you have carriage returns in your print file, or have ESC&k2G in the beginning of the print file.

It's an Epson LQ-680Pro dot matrix printer. Sorry for the next dumb question but how would I add the "ESC&k2G" into every report/file we print. I tested it with a file by adding "ESC&k2G" as it appears and same thing nothing prints.

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