Sorry for mixed postings, but does anyone know how to copy a plot file to a plotter (specifically an HP 1100 Designjet) which is addressed through an IP port? Back in the "old" days we used to assign an LPT2 port to a network path and copy directly in a DOS window, which worked fine. Unfortunately, on a large new linux network, we can't do that anymore.
We've recently upgraded our HP Designjet plotter from an 800 to an 1100. I had hp/gl2 plot files created for the old plotter which i want to be able to copy to the new plotter which on this new linux network. Our IT guys at the office can't seem to figure out a way to do it.
Alternatively, I could reload the huge drawings and replot them directly, however the new HP 1100 plot driver doesn't seem to recognize a custom sheet size thats larger than B3. My plots are each about 600cm long by 90cm wide (roughly 20 feet x 3 feet). It seems to see the sheet size, but it only plots an 8.5 x 11 inch piece of the drawing and then spews out 19 feet of blank paper. After doing this 3 times, I figured i'd concentrate on a way to just copy the correctly created plot files. If anyone has any ideas - i'd appreciate a response. thanks.