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• Displaying print queue status
• Canceling print jobs
• Receiving on local (OpenVMS system) print queues print jobs initiated from a
user on a UNIX system
• Getting a "finished" notification through SMTP mail
4.6.2 TELNET Print Symbiont
The TELNET print symbiont (TELNETSYM) provides remote printing services
that enables OpenVMS printing features not available with the LPR/LPD print
service. With TELNETSYM, the local OpenVMS system drives a remote printer as
if it were directly connected. This is achieved by attaching a printer to a remote
TCP/IP terminal server. The TELNET print symbiont has the following functions:
• Transfers record-oriented data to and from disks and printers.
• Configures printers attached to terminal servers that support TELNET.
• Supports outbound functions (to a remote printer), and offers preformatting to
outbound print jobs.
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TELNET does not work with terminal servers that use only the local
area transport (LAT) protocol. The terminal server must support TCP/IP.
The system that originates the print jobs handles the standard print control
functions, such as header-page generation, pagination, queuing, and handling of
multiple forms. TELNETSYM extends the OpenVMS print symbiont by redirecting
its output to a network channel.
Each TELNETSYM process can control up to 16 print queues. You
can control the maximum number of print queues by defining the
TCPIP$TELNETSYM_STREAMS logical.
For detailed information about configuring and managing TELNETSYM, refer to
the Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Management guide.
4.6.3 Serial Line Printer Connections
A serial connection for a remote printer is made between a system and a serial line
printer. Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS supports serial connections using
the PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) and SLIP (Serial Line IP), or CSLIP protocols.
You can use any standard OpenVMS terminal device as a PPP or a SLIP line. If
the remote system is configured as a gateway to a network, local users can also
reach other systems on that network through the serial connection. For more
information about serial line configurations, see Chapter 3.
4.6.4 Sharing Network Printers Using PATHWORKS (Advanced Server)
Because everyone on a network uses print services, make sure that network print
operations are set up efficiently and cost effectively. The choices that you need
to make might include the following:
• Which printers to use
• Which computers to use as print servers
• How to configure shared printers for maximum use
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