Network Printer - Help too please

[fredex]

On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 03:49:30PM -0600, akonstam at trinity.edu wrote:
> 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.

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!

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