MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers
7-4
7. Enter the IP address of the
SYSLOG
host and the priority of the
message(s). Priority level are between 2 and 7. These numbers
correspond to the types of events that are logged.
a. 2 or 7: Sends critical messages only, including paper errors and
printer faults.
b. 4 thru 7: Sends both critical and warning notices, including start/
end of a print job or when the IP address is set.
To disable the feature, set the IP address of the
SYSLOG
host to 0.0.0.0.
Default for
SYSLOG
on FastPort is 0.0.0.0. The syslog messages that
FastPort sends generally get sent to the
usr/adm/LPD-errs
file on
systems running BSD UNIX. It is configurable on most System V machines.
See the UNIX system documentation for more information.
7.3.2.4Digi’s fpstatus for TCP/IP UNIX
Digi includes an
FPSTATUS
binary on its UNIX portion of the CD-ROM.
This is a UDP-based utility that can get real-time status and is commonly
used in shell scripts.
fpstatus
program supports:
• Display of serial and parallel printer status
• Display of all currently printing jobs defined protocols
fpstatus
uses a UDP connection to communicate with FastPort. For
printer information, use the fpstatus command:
fpstatus <
hostname>
When reporting, the program uses these terms:
•
Active or Not Active
: Whether FastPort is printing
•
On-line, Not Busy, ACK
: A typical status report
Device states may alter from
Busy
to
Not Busy
or
ACK
to
Not ACK
. The
number of bytes is totaled from the last power cycle. A parallel port status
of
Off-line
,
Fault
, or
Paper_Fault
suggests that user intervention can
resolve the problem. Check the basic cabling when any
Off-line
or
Fault
message appears. For example, a typical response from
fpstatus
:
Active parallel data session from india (128.192.8.184)
PARALLEL STATUS: On-line NOT Busy, ACK
Total parallel bytes sent: 324444554
Active serial data session from NetWare
SERIAL STATUS: flow control FROM Printer by: XOFF
Total serial bytes sent: 102