On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 12:33:15PM -0800, tonydm wrote: > Terry Polzin wrote: > > > On Thursday December 30 2004 20:46, tonydm wrote: > > > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I too have a network printer problem. I cannot seem to get a printer > >> configured and work. All of my windoze boxes print to the print server > >> fine. Before taking FC3 for a test drive, I had Mandrake 10 installed. > >> Configured a printer no problem. Was printing in minutes. > >> > >> Intel NetportExpress 10/100 - ip 172.16.0.100 > >> HP Laserjet 4000 > >> > >> 1) what to I need to enable (protocol) on the print server? > >> 2) what kind of network printer type (CUPS-IPP, UNIX-LPD, WINDOWS-SMB, > >> etc), do I need to setup? > >> 3) can I use the default hplj4000 postscript driver? The screen says > >> "recommended" > >> > > > > system-config-printer > > > > select networked jetdirect as quque type > > run this command as root. > > > > > Printer is online!! :) > > But I feel like such an idiot. I don't recall setting up the printer > with Jetdirect under Mandrake. I did recall directing it to the ip > address at port 9100. My problem was I was trying to set it up with > everything EXCEPT Jetdirect under FC3. I thought "it couldn't be this > because I don't have a Jetdirect server". Thanks for the education. > > tonydm It is not the server that is necessarily jetdirect it is the interface on HP printers that are jetdirect. -- ======================================================================= I profoundly believe it takes a lot of practice to become a moral slob. -- William F. Buckley ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University One Trinity Place. San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 telephone: (210)-999-7484 email:akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx
