AS/400 - windows client on 5250 emulation.

[schase]

Hi all,

we've been bumping our heads about his for quite some time.

First we tried inserting an Affinity 5250 Emulation card onto an XP Machine. Emulated the display fantastically.
But printing - onto a lpt port - it would print half the page - eject the paper, and ask for another sheet of paper to finish the 2nd page - normally this is printed on only one sheet of paper.

3 different printer types - same result.

If we print from the emulation card to another printer somewhere in the company - prints great.

just to the local LPT. and anything printing to that particuliar printer session - same result.

We then - upon support assistance to get closer to DOS environment - installed an ISA BOSaNova 6481 card - installed beautifully - but same result as above again.

if printing from Windows - to the same printer - prints great. This only happens while in session mode.

Anybody have any ideas to try? we've tried altering the output settings - and what type of printer it is emulating - to the same result.

Thank you "Never underestimate the power of determination"

Stuart

 

[iSeriesCodePoet]

Is client access not an option? iSeriesCodePoet
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[schase]

Do you mean through one of the dummy terminals?

Please excuse my lack of knowledge - i'm the PC Tech guy here trying to help out the AS/400 tech. "Never underestimate the power of determination"

Stuart

 

[iSeriesCodePoet]

No, it is a PC Windows client that allows you to communicate to the AS400 via a telenet 5250 session.

What exactly are you trying to do? Set up a printer? If so why not use remote outq? If you need clearification after this, let me know. I will try and explain. For starters have the iSeries guy look at CRTOUTQ. iSeriesCodePoet
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[schase]

oh you must mean the emulation software.

That part works great for display - and from the pc client to go to another printer somewhere on the network.

Just when we try to print something to the printer connected via lpt on that pc client that it goes wacky.
"Never underestimate the power of determination"

Stuart

 

[iSeriesCodePoet]

Hmm... unforunatly I have never setup a printer in CA for the 400 to print to. iSeriesCodePoet
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[CZAstro]

If you are running a TCP/IP based network as we do, I have found it very easy to use the Client Access software that is distributed with the As/400. This software contains everything you'll need to set up Emulation Settings, Data Transfer and Printers.d I'd recommend trying this software and seeing if that helps matters.

 

[chemplateIT]

I agree with czastro use the pc5250 emulator software for windows I am working in a similar situation as you. Setup with a printer session for the windows printer, and 5250 emulator for windows for access.

Aaron

 

[karenbaker]

Have you resolved this yet? Setting up a Client Access print session will create an outq on the AS400 with the same name as the client access print session on the AS400. You can then set the printer within the client access print session window to point to whichever network printer you want to use. You need to get your AS400 user at that point to move their prints to the new outq, and the prints will then be 'sent' to the network printer.

 

[schase]

Thank you all for your responses.

Chem & CZ, that was the problem - the windows emulation software would not output to LPT correctly.

and Karen. It was sending to the LPT printer that was the problem.

We finally tossed our hands up in the air, found a old IBM - pre-express 5250 ISA card. Installed DOS on the computer (got rid of windows) and it prints fine.

Too bad though, it would have been much better for the individual to use one computer for everything he needs to do rather than 1 for the as/400 client and the other for everything else.

Well, thank you all anyways. "Never underestimate the power of determination"

Stuart

 

[iSeriesCodePoet]

Don't you have CA licensed? That would have been the easiest way. iSeriesCodePoet
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[schase]

CA - do you mean the emulation software to hook up the client to the as/400?

Pardon my ignorance, but i am not an AS/400 guy, i'm just the PC network guy trying to help out the AS/400 Admin. "Never underestimate the power of determination"

Stuart

 

[iSeriesCodePoet]

Client Access iSeriesCodePoet
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[schase]

beats me

its actually a baby 36 emulating a AS/400 that only has one large program used throughout - various people use different aspects of it.

About 18 or so users hooked up via dummy terminals or dos OS on PC's "Never underestimate the power of determination"

Stuart

 

[iSeriesCodePoet]

Oh... you might now then, as there is a significant cost to owning CA. iSeriesCodePoet
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[jrjuiliano]

We use a product called BosaNova which does wonderfully for both printer and client emulation for all versions of Windows (we're currently running Win2k). Single licenses are pretty cheap to come by, and you can buy the emulation card with the software and have both a green screen session as well as a printer session, where BOS does all the emulation for you.

It's an option, and you don't need a Client Access license to work it.

It's also available over Twinax or TCP/IP.

Not affiliated with the company, blah blah blah. J.R.

 

[schase]

We have one BosaNova card - the 6481. Talk about a sweet card. "Never underestimate the power of determination"

Stuart