Terminal emulation software, client print problem

[masinc1]

Running OS 5.0.5. Replaced WYSE terminal w/W2000. This client has an Oki 320 attached to lpt1 and an HP 3330 on a USB port. The Oki is srtictly a forms printer used with Unix only. The HP is strictly for printing from Windows. I have installed several terminal emulation products (installed on client only) in an attempt to test access to the Oki with varying results. Problem 1: The W2000 client can print to the Oki fine. When another client tries to print, the first job prints to the Oki and subsequent jobs print to the screen. OR Problem 2: All print jobs print to the HP3330 which is the default windows printer. The problem is dependent on the emulation software being used at the time. Short of downloading & testing all terminal emulators, can anyone give a suggestion/solution. Thanks.

 

[apeasecpc]

To tshot -

You are right, most terminal software does support passthrough printing to a single pre-defined port. What is unique about this situation is the desire to print to two different ports on the machine acting as the terminal, depending on the job. It is this switching ports that is not commonly supported by most terminal emulation software.

The solution will be a combination of finding terminal software that does support this, and configuring SCO to conform to any special needs said software has that are different than using a hardware terminal.

 

[edfair]

Time to re-read. The OKI is the only thing to be accessed from unix. The windows can take care of itself.

Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.

 

[apeasecpc]

To edfair -

You're absolutely right. I re-read the post twice earlier today and still read it wrong. I guess that's what happens when you try to reply to these in the middle of a busy IT schedule.

Well that simplifies things a whole bunch.

 

[edfair]

Yeah, it happens. I've done my share.