The host name would be the IP host name of your mainframe, the lpar where the printers are connected. Your mainframe network support folks can tell you the name to use. Depending on how your printer is set up and driven you may not be able/or need to use the port server. Are your printers driven by InfoPrint or PSF? In my shop they are driven by PSF, so I cannot use the port server. With PSF, the proc that specifies the PSF values for each PSF printer can contain coding for a disconnect interval. If the disconnect interval is not coded, it defaults to PSF/JES owning the printers and not sharing the printer with any other hosts. I do the JES2 and PSF setup in my shop and I have DISCINTV=10, which provides for a 10 second disconnect interval timeout so that the printer can service other hosts. A number of folks (including me) print different kinds of files from their workstations frequently.
If the disconnect interval is not currently coded in your PSF proc, it can be added and then all of the printers on that proc will need to be drained. The proc is usually set up to automatically end if all the printers on that proc are drained and restarted at the first JES2 command to start any one of the printers on that proc. Let me know if this resolves your problem. There are some other things that can cause this problem - what I have suggested is usually 'it', but not always. Linda Mooney -------------- Original message -------------- From: Alan Schwartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'm trying to print pdf's (and spreadsheets) on our high-speed mainframe > printers. I've downloaded the AFP Printer Driver for Windows and the > Infoprint > Port Monitor that IBM provides. So far I have been unable to get these tools > to > communicate with a printer. I suspect part of the problem may come from the > Infoprint Server is running on lpar TEST yet the PSF printers are started on > lpar PROD. > > Here's where I'm at. On my pc I've defined a new printer. I right click to > set > properties. Data on the General tab looks ok. Under Sharing I specify do not > share. Under Advanced my driver is Infoprint 4000 AFP, Spool says start print > immediately and enable advanced printing features was chosen. My problem is > with the Ports tab. The printer I've defined is checked. When I click on > Configure Port the Print Server is Infoprint Server for z/OS and under Server > Connection the Host Port is 515. I don't have anything for the Host Name. If > I > click on "Refresh Printer Selection List" I get a pop-up with "Enter the host > name of the LPD server". No matter what IP address I put in there I time out. > > Does anyone have any ideas how I can get this to connect? I'm just about out > of > guesses. > > My thanks. > Alan > _________________________________________________________________ > Get ideas on sharing photos from people like you. Find new ways to share. > http://www.windowslive.com/explore/photogallery/posts?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Photo_Ga > > llery_082008 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
