Obtaining printer status for piped ports – Epson 850N User Manual

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Using the Ethernet Card

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5. Create an initialization file in the remote print service

directory:

For TCP/IP, type:

REMPRT <card serial number> <port name>

For NetBEUI, type:

REMPRT3 <card serial number> <port name>

6. To ensure that remote print service is initialized each time

you start your workstation, edit the STARTUP.CMD file
in your root directory to include the initialization file on
the last line:

For TCP/IP, type:

\EPNET\REMPRT @ REMPRT.INI

For NetBEUI, type:

\EPNET\REMPRT3 @ REMPRT3.INI

7. Use the LAN Server Administration program (NET

ADMIN) to add newly configured printers to the list of
shared resources. See your OS/2 documentation for more
information.

Obtaining Printer Status for Piped Ports

You can obtain printer status for each piped port on your
workstation by typing the REMSTAT command:

For TCP/IP, type

REMSTAT

For NetBEUI, type

REMSTAT3

After sending the REMSTAT command, your printer will
return messages similar to these:

ITC Remote Print Servers active for 850NPRN—
Printer Busy

ITC Remote Print Servers active for 850NPR2—Printer
Ready

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