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Section 8 Setting Up - UNIX
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.
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 5900.
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
prosbsd
starting point. It receives print data from
file to
stderr
Alternatively, FTP may be used. It is a good idea to use
bsd/ftp_bsd
A sample JCL script,
the AXIS 5900. It gives an example of how to print a file from
an MVS mainframe to an AXIS 5900 using FTP.
directory of the AXIS 5900) can be used as a
bsd
. Nothing is written to
or as a starting point.
sysv/ftp_sysv
, is available in the
jclex
AXIS 5900 User's Manual
, and writes a log
stdin
.
stdout
directory of
mvs