> Yes, I am going through all the parameters with a fine tooth > comb. What is really wierd is that I can send stuff to the > same printer (it has a different IP > address) from another system. In fact I can send stuff to > that printer from the zOS LPAR that is on the same z800 as > the VM system that I am currently working with. rSCS is > indeed busier on this partucular system so I may have to > define some additional ports in my Profile TCPIP for RSCS traffic. > > If anyone on the list has run into this, please pass along > any info you may have on this.
Another possibility is that you have reached the number of supported connections in the embedded LPD in the printer -- many support 50 or less at a time (early JetDirect cards are notorious for this). Most embedded LPD servers support only a limited number of connections, and many LPR implementations hold an open connection for the 2 minute FIN2 signoff timeout after sending a job. If this printer is shared with a lot of different hosts, you can easily exceed the number of permitted connections the LPD can support (one of the better reasons to spool output from multiple systems to one or two "buffer" systems, or to use IPP, which has an explict requirement for disconnection following job transmission).
