Axis 540+ User Manual page 99

Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX
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Reverse Telnet
Other UNIX Systems
IBM MVS Systems
PROS B - Advantages:
PROS B
It provides accounting and status logging. Supports bi-directional
printing. The printer information read back can be viewed in a
log file.
PROS B - Limitations:
A 'C' compiler is required to build the PROS B drivers and in the
case of BSD, it may conflict with other input or output filters. It
does not allow both input and output filters. Interface programs
can not be used in System V.
You can download a 'C' compiler from http://www.gnu.org/.
Note:
Often used for printing via a terminal server printer port. Only
recommended if you already have a Reverse Telnet driver installed.
Advantages:
Easy to set up with previously installed Reverse Telnet drivers.
Limitations:
No status logging. Drivers are not supplied with the AXIS
540/640. Existing drivers may be slow.
Most UNIX systems resemble either BSD or System V and so with
some ingenuity, a solution can also be devised for other variants.
If the system has BSD socket type networking support, then
(in the
bsd
point. It receives print data from
. Nothing is written to
stderr
Alternatively, FTP may be used. It is a good idea to use
or
sysv/ftp_sysv
A sample JCL script,
AXIS 540/640. It gives an example of how to print a file from an MVS
mainframe to an AXIS 540/640 using FTP.
directory of the AXIS 540/640) can be used as a starting
stdin
stdout
as a starting point.
, is available in the
jclex
AXIS 540/640 User's Manual
, and writes a log file to
.
bsd/ftp_bsd
directory of the
mvs
prosbsd