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Chapter 13 Printer Monitoring And Logging
Printer Monitoring And Logging
One of the key aspects of maintaining a computing environment is monitoring
printer status and logging this information to useful places. The LineJet Print
Server allows this through its built-in HTML forms, command set, and
logpaths.
Printer And Print Job Monitoring
To view the current status of an I/O port on the LineJet Print Server, you can
use either Telnet or a Web browser as follows:
Telnet
Using Telnet, enter the lpstat command directly on the print server (after
you have logged in as
guest or root).
Web Browser
Using a Web browser, select the desired I/O port on the “Status” HTML form
that comes with the LineJet Print Server:
http://
LineJetIPaddress
/indexStatus.html
(e.g.,
http://192.75.11.9/indexStatus.html).
Whether using Telnet or a Web browser, you are given a description of each
I/O port status and a list of queued jobs. Table 14 describes some of the
common terms you may encounter.
Table 14. Key Printer Logging Terms
Term Description
idle There is no job queued for the LineJet Print Server I/O port.
blocked The printer is not allowing the LineJet Print Server to send
data to it. If this condition persists, check that there is not a
printer error and that the printer is online and ready to go.
waiting The LineJet Print Server knows about a print job but is
waiting for the host to send more data or to send an
expected packet.