how can I send information thru the GPIB port?

[cdito]

We need to send the login name from a Sun workstation running Solaris 2.5.1 through the NI GPIB port when the user logs on to the workstation, and also a message that the user has logged off when he has completed his work. We do not have drivers, the app that loads after login uses a driver that is apparently wrapped in the app. What is required to do this?

[pavanb]

This is kinda confusing, could you give a bigger picture of waht you are trying to do. You can send and receive data using ibwrt/ibrd for e.g. refer, http://www.ni.com/support/gpib/max/ibic.htm

[cdito]

We do not have ibic on our workstations, where can I purchase or download it?

[pavanb]

It comes with the NI-GPIB driver, http://www.ni.com/support/gpib/versions.htm#sun