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[robertc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Robert Copelan)]

>Fromthe HP Website:

               To print through TCP/IP, the protocol must be
               supported on the HP JetDirect Print Server. Most of
               the HP JetDirect Print Servers support TCP/IP, with
               the exception of the HP JetDirect 150X (HP Product
               Number J2592) and some older single-protocol HP
               JetDirect Print Servers. Print an HP JetDirect
               configuration page to determine whether or not
               TCP/IP is supported on that device.
      
It doesn't look like this device will support IP printing (lpd).  You will need
to use the IPX support of Linux in order to be able to have a chance of using
this JetDirect box.    I havn't gone though that config so can't give any
pointers. Sorry..  

Robert

>  From: Juergen Braukmann <juergen.braukmann@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, on 9/12/99 11:25
AM:
>  Hi Darren,
>  
>  I know Jet-Direct cards for HP-printers. They provide network access to
>  your printer.
>  Basicly, they act like a printer on a remote machine. you need a few
>  (different/additional) printcap entries:
>  
>  lp=/dev/null:\   <-- since the printer is physicall not on your machine
>  rm=10.200.128.236:\  <--- or whatever the IP is that you've assigned to
>  your jet-direct card
>  rp=raw:\ <--- the port on the card, usually "raw" or "text" (you'll need
>  the raw device)
>  ... and the usual spooling dir's and lockfiles and goodness knows what
>  yast puts in ;-))
>  
>  
>  basicly, this (see printing howto) will enable you to print, you can
>  even use the network printer setup in yast for that, but this possibly
>  won't make you happy, since you will only be able to print correctly
>  formatted (PCL or whatever) stuff. You cannot *directly* use
>  apsfilter/ghostscript on these.
>  The workaround is described in the SDB, basicly by declaring a local
>  printer (to be able to use apsfilter) and redirect the output to the
>  network printer. Works perfectly. If you want more info, drop me a line.
>  
>  Juergen
>  
>  
>  "Darren R. Weber" wrote:
>  > 
>  > Does anyone know if a Jetdirect 150X printer box will work with SuSE?
>  > 
>  > I can get one but don't want to waste alot of work if it won't work
anyway.
>  > 
>  > The 150X is the bottom of the line that only runs IPX, in case that
matters.
>  > --
>  > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>  > Darren R. Weber
>  > drw@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>  > ICQ# 2849193
>  > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>  > 


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