SUMMARY: networked HP4si mx under solaris 2.2

From: Mark Gastel (mgastel@aries.for.gov.bc.ca)
Date: Thu Sep 30 1993 - 11:43:06 CDT


Hi,

The general concensus is that I should be using HP's jet direct software.
Version B.00.00. works under solaris 2.2. Enclosed is a letter from
Nicholas Brealey which sums up everything. Thanks also to:

lct@ai.mit.edu (Leonardo C. Topa)
nolfb@jcdbs.2000.disa.mil (Bill Nolf - Logicon)
worsham@aer.com (Robert D. Worsham)

> From nick.brealey@aea.orgn.uk Thu Sep 30 01:47:40 1993
>
> Hi
>
> I have set up a HP PaintJet XL300 with a JetDirect ethernet card
> under Solaris 2.2 using HP's JetDirect Software Version B.00.00.
>
> I think this should be the same.
>
> I used the JetDirect software installation procedure.
> I got it working after resolving a some problems:
>
> 1) I installed the lp jumbo patch 101025-05.
>
> 2) I changed the ownership and write permissions of the HP log file
> /var/spool/lp/log
> from:
> -rw-r--r-- 1 nick users 1222 Sep 17 15:11 log
>
> to:
> -rw-rw-rw- 1 lp lp 1308 Sep 17 16:56 log
>
>
> WARNING:
>
> Do not use the printer manager to modify the HP printer interface settings if
> you have used the JetDirect software because it changes the ownership and
> permissions of /dev/null which causes chaos.
>
>
> Nick
>
>
> You asked:
>
>
> ----- Begin Included Message -----
>
> >From sun-managers-request@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk Thu Sep 30 03:05 BST 1993
> Original-Sender: sun-managers-relay@ra.mcs.anl.gov
> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 12:57:31 PDT
> From: mgastel@aries.for.gov.bc.ca (Mark Gastel)
> To: sun-managers@eecs.nwu.edu
> Subject: networked HP4si mx under solaris 2.2
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Has anyone set up a HP4si mx under solaris 2.2 or any other tcp/ip connected
> laser printer???? Admintool's add a remote printer function doesn't seem
> to want to work. The printer is connected through 10Base-t and responds
> to pings.
>
> Mark.
>
>
>
> ----- End Included Message -----
>



This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.2 : Fri Sep 28 2001 - 23:08:19 CDT