Re: [TCLUG:18589] HP Jet Direct / Jet admin Qs

[Tim Sandquist <tsandqui@yahoo.com>]

HP has a WebJetAdmin.  They have a version for RedHat.
I've ran it but I didn't have any jetdirect ports on the 
local lan so I couldn't really test it. 
But it does exist.

Tim

On 4 Jun 2000, Bill Layer wrote:

> Heya,
> 
> I obtained an HP Jet Direct 500X network print server; got it yesterday
> from the junk store for $10, so how could I go wrong. I know what the
> this thing is for, but I have never had to set one up from scratch. On
> the HP site, they offer versions of the JetAdmin software for Win32, Unix
> etc.. but no mention of Linux. So naturally, I have a few questions:
> 
> 1) Will the HP-UX / Solaris versions of JetAdmin run on Linux? (doubt it)
> 
> 2) Even if #1 is 'no', can I still use a Linux system to print directly
> to the networked printers, as I assume they will be TCP/IP addressable?
> 
> 3) If #3 is still 'no' will I then I have to set up a machine to act
> specifically as a network print spooler?
> 
> 4) Can someone tell me how to do this _correctly_ :)
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Bill
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