# HELP - Printer comms using TCP request
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-printer-comms-using-tcp-request/100783
**Category:** General
**Created:** [16 April 2026 13:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-printer-comms-using-tcp-request/100783 "2026-04-16T13:26:51Z")
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### Author:  [@critconfirm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/critconfirm)
#### Post date: [16 April 2026 13:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-printer-comms-using-tcp-request/100783/1 "2026-04-16T13:26:51Z")
I am directly talking with a printer over ethernet using the TCP request node. The printer is a CAB Squix 4 label printer. I am able to successfully send print jobs to the printer (streaming ascii characters in jscript format). How can I get a return from the printer to verify that the job printed? I want to listen for a return character? I wasn't able to find much in the documentation I have.
Node-Red is running on a CLICK PLC N2-NodeRed module, not on Windows. I believe the module might be running a chopped version of Linux due to the file structure. I am not able to run Wireshark on this device to check out the traffic.
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [16 April 2026 14:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-printer-comms-using-tcp-request/100783/2 "2026-04-16T14:42:39Z")
If you are using the request node you may be able to set it to leave the port open and split the output based on the return character
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [15 July 2026 14:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-printer-comms-using-tcp-request/100783/3 "2026-07-15T14:43:16Z")
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