Pinging the printer

To verify that the z/OS® system can establish a connection with the TCP/IP-attached printer, ping the printer from the z/OS system. To do this, issue the following command from a TSO session:

TSO PING ip-address

In JES2, enter the following command from the System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) command menu:

ping ip-address

ip-address

Specifies the Internet Protocol (IP) address or host name of the printer, or of the i-data 7913 IPDS Printer LAN Attachment.

Here is an example of a successful ping:

EZA0458I Ping V3R1: Pinging host 9.99.12.33
(Use ATTN to interrupt.)
EZA0463I PING: Ping #1 response took 0.084 seconds.
Successes so far = 1.

And here is an example of an unsuccessful ping:

EZA0458I Ping V3R1: Pinging host 9.99.12.33
(Use ATTN to interrupt.)
EZA0464I PING: Ping #1 timed out