Checking and Configuring the TCP/IP Connection (iSeries) 

Use

Printers that are not directly connected to an iSeries, but that communicate with the iSeries across a network using TCP/IP, require one of the following:

·        The Domain Name Server (DNS) has to be configured

·        The printers IP address must be entered in theTCP/IP host table.

The same applies to PCs to be used for printing using access method 'F'.

Procedure

Checking Your Connection

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If you want to access network attached printers from an iSeries, you must check that TCP/IP is configured for the iSeries and that you are connected to the DNS server. To check if you have a connection to the DNS server, proceed as follows:

       1.      Ping the printer server from the iSeries using the hostname. To do so, enter the following command:

PING ‘hostname.domainname.com’

If you get a reply from the printer server, then your configuration is setup properly.

 

       2.      If you do not get a reply from the printer server using the hostname, it may be that your DNS or host table is not setup properly. In this case, you should test the basic TCP/IP connection using ping with the IP address of the printer server. To do so, enter the following command:

PING HOSTNAME (*INTNETADR) INTNETADR(’10.1.1.1’)

If you can connect to the IP address, but not to the hostname, either your DNS or host table is misconfigured. You then have to add the DNS server as described under Connecting your DNS Server to the iSeries and to add a printer to your host table as described under Adding a Printer to your Host Table.

Configuring the TCP/IP Connection

Connecting your DNS Server to the iSeries

To connect your DNS server to your iSeries, proceed as follows:

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       1.      Enter the iSeries command CFGTCP.

       2.      In the Configure TCP/IP screen, enter option 12 (Change TCP/IP domain information).

The Change TCP/IP Domain (CFGTCP) screen appears.

       3.      In the Domain name server: Internet address field, enter the Internet address associated with the DNS server, for example, 10.75.17.1.

Adding a Printer to your Host Table

To add the printer’s IP address into your host table, proceed as follows:

       1.      Enter the iSeries command CFGTCP.

       2.      In the Configure TCP/IP screen, enter option 10 (Work with TCP/IP host table entries).

       3.      Enter option 1 (Add).

       4.      In the Internet address field, enter the Internet address associated with the host, for example, 10.75.1.17.

       5.      In the Name field, enter the relevant hostname.

You can enter the name with or without domain:

• X00001.wdf.sap-ag.de

• X00001

       6.      In the Text ‘description’ field, enter a text such as Printer in room 11.

For more information, see IBM’s manual TCP/IP Configuration and Reference (SC41-5420-04).