Workstation Verification; Verifying Connection And Printing Using Tcp/Ip Protocols - Tektronix Phaser 300i Service Manual

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Verifying the Printer and Host Connections
Workstation verification

Verifying connection and printing using TCP/IP protocols

3-8 Phaser 300i and 300RX Color Printer
The Phaser 300i accepts files from networked UNIX and VMS workstations
using TCP/IP communications. The printer supports BSD UNIX 4.3, AT&T's
UNIX System V with BSD 4.3 lpr extensions, and DEC VMS with Tektronix
PhaserSym software. The Phaser 300i conforms to Ethernet IEEE 802.3 network
specifications.
UNIX
1. To verify the host-to-Phaser 300i (UNIX host) connection, execute the
ping command from the host. If ping does not work, the printer or
host has not been properly configured, or there is a cabling problem
2.
To print to the printer from the host, you must first have the printer's
queue established. This is site-dependent and requires the aid of the
site's network administrator. Once the queue is in place you can
proceed to the next step.
3. Send a print file to the printer using the following syntax:
lpr -P <queue name> <file.nam>
The queue name was established earlier in Step 3. The printfile
<file.nam> can be any PostScript print file. To keep things simple, you
should send a simple file such as the one of the utility files included in
the software diskettes such as config.ps which causes the printer to
print out its configuration page.
If the page prints, out then both the printer, printer queue and the network
connections are working correctly. If the print file cannot be sent, then a problem
probably exists in the print queue set-ups for the printer, since ping was verified
in Step 1. You and the network administrator should repeat the TCP/IP
installation as outlined in the printer's Network manual.