On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 05:27:20PM -0800, tonydm wrote: > fredex wrote: > >>on HP printers that are jetdirect. > >> > >> > > > >Actually,... all the modern laserjets with an ethernet interface emulate > >a Unix lpd print queue, which is much more flexible than the old > >jetdirect "protocol". so, just choose "networked unix lpd", use a > >queuename of "raw", give it the printer's IP address, choose an > >appropriate printer driver, and voila! > > > > > > > I truely welcome all the wonderfull advice. But somewhere there is the > impression that I have a Laserjet 4000N with Ethernet built in. I do > not. I have a plain jane printer which requires a parallel connection > to print. That's where the Intel NetportExpress 10/100 came in. It is > the print server, not any part of the printer. > In that case it is not a network printer . It is a local printer on the Intel NetportExpress device. -- ======================================================================= Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold. ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University One Trinity Place. San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 telephone: (210)-999-7484 email:akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx
