This article explains how to monitor the HPREDIR process from a Microsoft OS/2 1.3 window.

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To see HPREDIR output, add this command: to the STARTUP.CMD file and REM out the command

   RUN C:\HPNETPRN\HPREDIR.EXE
				

in the CONFIG.SYS file. The HPREDIR output is not documented by HP, but you can identify printer errors in it. If there is a complete failure on a printer, the event is recorded in the C:\HPNETPRN\HPREDIR.LOG file, which you can view from the HP JetDirect setup utility. Error codes are documented in the "Hewlett Packard JetDirect Administrator's Guide."

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HPREDIR.EXE Normal Output on Start-Up of HP JetDirect Software (A.00.05)

   redir:     RedirLogFile: HPREDIR.LOG
   redir:     hFile in OpenErrorLog: 00
   redir:     AdapterType: 0x400
   redir:     cfgFile: hpredir.cfg
   \PIPE\redir:     Waiting for a connection to Setup
   \PIPE\LOVER5:     DosMakeNmPipe succeeded, hPipe: 0x5
   \PIPE\LOVER5:     DiscoverRouting(): transport is ETHERNET
   \PIPE\LOVER5:     OpenStation: 0x306 1 0x0
   \PIPE\LOVER5:     Attempting to connect to linkStation 0x306
                     routing = 0x0000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
   \PIPE\LOVER5:     ConnectStation: rc = 0x0
   \PIPE\LOVER5:     Waiting for DosConnectNmPipe
				

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HPREDIR.EXE Normal Output when Print Job is Successful

   \PIPE\LOVER5:     Spooler opened namedpipe!!
   \PIPE\LOVER5:     Elapsed: 0.062 seconds   Sent: 2697 bytes
   \PIPE\LOVER5:     Waiting for DosConnectNmPipe
				

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HPREDIR.EXE Normal Output when KILLRDR.EXE is Run

   \PIPE\redir:     Connection to Setup established
   \PIPE\redir:     Kill redir
   \PIPE\LOVER5:    CloseStation LS: 0x306  Loc: 6  rc: 0x0
   \PIPE\redir:     Closing pipe: \PIPE\LOVER5
   \PIPE\redir:     Die: Setting die[0]=TRUE for TID=3
   \PIPE\redir:     DosOpen in CloseAllPipes: 0
   ProcessRead:     DLC Status change received by read, status: disc
   \PIPE\LOVER5:    Spooler opened namedp
				

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