Network Printer - Help too please

[tonydm]

akonstam at trinity.edu wrote:

>On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 12:33:15PM -0800, tonydm wrote:
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>>Terry Polzin wrote:
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>>>On Thursday December 30 2004 20:46, tonydm wrote:
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>>>>Hi all,
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>>>>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"
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>>>system-config-printer
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>>>select networked jetdirect as quque type
>>>run this command as root.
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>>Printer is online!! :)
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>>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.
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>>tonydm
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>It is not the server that is necessarily jetdirect it is the interface
>on HP printers that are jetdirect.
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No, the interface to the printer is "Parallel".  Which is connected to 
the NetportExpress who receives its data from FC3 via Ethernet.  Please 
correct me it I am wrong, but the interface to which FC3 is 
communicating and sending it's data is the JetDirect compatible 
interface of the Netport Print Server.