Dicom-Print-Router?

    What should I do if I wanted to do the following:


    Three parallel networks (TCP/IP, one 10/100 Mbit, two 10Mbit. Different address-spaces, for each vendor one :( )
    All three networks are connected to a Conquest PACS server (with three network cards)
    We have a laser camera with only one network adapter.


    How could I rout dicom print-jobs from every one of the three networks to one computer (like the conquest-server) and connect him to the laser camera?


    The most elegant would be to let the conquest server do the job, collecting the pritn jobs and routing them to the camera.


    Thanks for any input.


    Alexander

    Hi,


    conquest does not have printer routing, but test.exe (in dicomlib.zip) has a print request forwarding tool:


    test -fp incomingport outgoinghost outgoinghost loglevel


    I used this to monitor printer communication; it might also work for your task. If all 3 scanners talk to conquest they might all 3 talk to test.exe. Best start test.exe 3 times, once for each scanner on a different port. The forwarder does not like a lot of concurrent traffic.


    Marcel

    Thank you, that looks great. A few questions remain:


    Quote

    test -fp incomingport outgoinghost outgoinghost loglevel


    sorry for the beginner question: you specified outgoing host twice. You mean camera IP and port?


    something like


    >test -fp 4711[listening port] 172.nn.nn.n [camera-IP] 0815[camera-port] s[as 'small log' or similar] ?


    >test.exe


    gives
    >usage: dicom [-v filename ] | [-l:local_acr_nema] [-r:remote_acr_nema] [-s<e|s|c>|e|f|m] [-1]<host &| port>


    =>???


    Thank you

    sorry to bring this thread back to life from the dead.. but I have just one question..
    I need to do something somewhat similar..


    I have 6 McKesson PACS systems that are all sharing the same DICOM Printer for printing Mammo's - unfortunately each system identifies itself with the AE of ALI_SCU ( I was wondering if there was a tool that I could use to send to that would forward and change the AE title) something like this tool I hope.. (but what AE title would this test.exe use when it forwards? and is it configurable at all?)


    Thanks!


    --Jason

    Hi Jason,


    it forwards the original called and caller. But I guess it would be possible to add a parameter to overrule this. Can you first try to get test.exe running as print forwarder? Then we can try to add the extra parameter.


    Marcel

    Hi, guys i came across this thread which seem like a very promising solution for my enviroment. My question is: where do i download the test.exe (in dicomlib.zip)?


    will definately apreciate your reply on this!


    Thanks!

    This is the 'documentation'.


    test -e HOST PORT NKI1 NKI2 echo client


    test -f -l:CALLER -r:CALLED host port QUERYLEVEL PATID STUDYDATE SERIESNUMBER find client


    test -m -l:CALLER(dest) -r:CALLED host port QUERYLEVEL PATID STUDYDATE SERIESNUMBER move client


    test -se PORT echo server


    test -ss PORT storage server


    test -sc PORT storage/echo server


    test -fe PORT host port loglevel forward PORT to host:port

    note: loglevel 0(default)=log nothing,

    1=log request commands

    2=+log request data and response command

    3=+log all except image data

    4=+log all including image data

    loglevel2 is used for logging in auto-return thread


    test -fb PORT host port loglevel loglevel2 forward PORT to host:port and return GATEWAY:1233 to V%ip:1234


    test -fp PORT host port loglevel as -fe mode but for printer tests


    test -ff PORT host port loglevel as -fe mode but fixis Fhilips and Kodak patient ID

    10 digit: strips 2 or 3 leading zeros, 8 digits: strips 1 leading zero


    test -t file host port store file on host:port


    test -v file dump file


    Marcel

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