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MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers

7-4

7. Enter the IP address of the

SYSLOG

host and the priority of the

message(s). Priority level are between 2 and 7. These numbers
correspond to the types of events that are logged.

a. 2 or 7: Sends critical messages only, including paper errors and

printer faults.

b. 4 thru 7: Sends both critical and warning notices, including start/

end of a print job or when the IP address is set.

To disable the feature, set the IP address of the

SYSLOG

host to 0.0.0.0.

Default for

SYSLOG

on FastPort is 0.0.0.0. The syslog messages that

FastPort sends generally get sent to the

usr/adm/LPD-errs

file on

systems running BSD UNIX. It is configurable on most System V machines.
See the UNIX system documentation for more information.

7.3.2.4Digi’s fpstatus for TCP/IP UNIX

Digi includes an

FPSTATUS

binary on its UNIX portion of the CD-ROM.

This is a UDP-based utility that can get real-time status and is commonly
used in shell scripts.

fpstatus

program supports:

• Display of serial and parallel printer status

• Display of all currently printing jobs defined protocols

fpstatus

uses a UDP connection to communicate with FastPort. For

printer information, use the fpstatus command:

fpstatus <

hostname>

When reporting, the program uses these terms:

Active or Not Active

: Whether FastPort is printing

On-line, Not Busy, ACK

: A typical status report

Device states may alter from

Busy

to

Not Busy

or

ACK

to

Not ACK

. The

number of bytes is totaled from the last power cycle. A parallel port status
of

Off-line

,

Fault

, or

Paper_Fault

suggests that user intervention can

resolve the problem. Check the basic cabling when any

Off-line

or

Fault

message appears. For example, a typical response from

fpstatus

:

Active parallel data session from india (128.192.8.184)

PARALLEL STATUS: On-line NOT Busy, ACK

Total parallel bytes sent: 324444554

Active serial data session from NetWare

SERIAL STATUS: flow control FROM Printer by: XOFF

Total serial bytes sent: 102

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