LaserPrinters in TCP/IP Networks
Nathan A. Hill
: Hi all,
:
: Is it possible to talk to a Laser-Printer over TCP/IP? What Printers can
: do this and how much effort does it require.
:
: Background: we are getting a HP K100 and it should print to a
: LaserPrinter and should not have to speek AppleTalk.
:
: Is this just a Salesman's Pipedream?
:
: Cheers
:
: Tom
:
I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but the lab I work in while
in school has an HP LaserJet 4Si/Mx. It is connected through thinwire
to an Appletalk, Novell, and TCP/IP network. It is connected across the
network to our Sparc 5 main server. It has it's own ip address and you
can telnet into it to adjust the settings. It was quite expensiv though,
with the postscript option, 8Mb of ram and all the protocols it can handle,
it cost $4800 with educational discount. Hope this helps.
Later,
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> : Hi all,
> :
> : Is it possible to talk to a Laser-Printer over TCP/IP? What Printers can
> : do this and how much effort does it require.
> :
> : Background: we are getting a HP K100 and it should print to a
> : LaserPrinter and should not have to speek AppleTalk.
Yeah, people do this sort of thing all the time. Ask your sales drone
about the HP JetDirect. Not too expensive and works well with printers,
plotters, TCP/IP, Novell, NetBEUI, and like that.
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Thomas P. Coats
Is it possible to talk to a Laser-Printer over TCP/IP? What Printers can
do this and how much effort does it require.
Background: we are getting a HP K100 and it should print to a
LaserPrinter and should not have to speek AppleTalk.
Is this just a Salesman's Pipedream?
Cheers
Tom
Gregory Peters
: Thomas P. Coats (co...@afta-bw.de) wrote:
: I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but the lab I work in while
: in school has an HP LaserJet 4Si/Mx. It is connected through thinwire
: to an Appletalk, Novell, and TCP/IP network. It is connected across the
: network to our Sparc 5 main server. It has it's own ip address and you
: can telnet into it to adjust the settings. It was quite expensiv though,
: with the postscript option, 8Mb of ram and all the protocols it can handle,
: it cost $4800 with educational discount. Hope this helps.
We have a similar set up -- Macs, Windows and Sparcs running over
TCP/IP. Our printers are all HP LaserJet 4M (postscript). Works great.
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Michael Rogero Brown (Sys Admin)
: Nathan A. Hill (nh...@kingwood.richnet.net) wrote:
: : Thomas P. Coats (co...@afta-bw.de) wrote:
: : I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but the lab I work in while
: : in school has an HP LaserJet 4Si/Mx. It is connected through thinwire
: : to an Appletalk, Novell, and TCP/IP network. It is connected across the
: : network to our Sparc 5 main server. It has it's own ip address and you
: : can telnet into it to adjust the settings. It was quite expensiv though,
: : with the postscript option, 8Mb of ram and all the protocols it can handle,
: : it cost $4800 with educational discount. Hope this helps.
: We have a similar set up -- Macs, Windows and Sparcs running over
: TCP/IP. Our printers are all HP LaserJet 4M (postscript). Works great.
IBM also makes laserprinters with network cards in them (Lexmark). I've used
them and they work great. Would assume other manufacturers have them as well.
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Hal Cooper
>Is it possible to talk to a Laser-Printer over TCP/IP? What Printers can
>do this and how much effort does it require.
Yes, this is very common. IMHO it is better to use a print server then
a jet direct card because a print server is portable and can be used on
other printers.
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Raymond Shwake
>Is it possible to talk to a Laser-Printer over TCP/IP? What Printers can
>do this and how much effort does it require.
>Background: we are getting a HP K100 and it should print to a
>LaserPrinter and should not have to speek AppleTalk.
No, it's not a dream. We support HP Laserjet 4 and Deskjet 1200c
using the HP Jet Direct cards, Lexmark 4039 and Optra using the Marknet XL
card, HP Laserjet III and Tektronix color printers using the Jet Direct EX.
We also support one OTC Duraline line printer using an Emulex NetQue. All
rely on the TCP/IP protocols, though most support other protocols as well.
Since most of our servers run SVr4, we rely primarily on NCR's Printastic
and Lexmark's print utilities at the server. Since all of these devices
support the LPD daemon, some of our servers can rely on native print
services to access these devices.
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chuck goolsbee
<co...@afta-bw.de> wrote:
> Is it possible to talk to a Laser-Printer over TCP/IP? What Printers can
> do this and how much effort does it require.
>
> Background: we are getting a HP K100 and it should print to a
> LaserPrinter and should not have to speek AppleTalk.
I have a mixed net of Macs, DOS, & UNIX machines and the one printer I
have settled on is the Apple Laserwriter 16/600. It slices, dices, &
juliennes!
It does AppleTalk, TCP/IP, and a slew of protocols I don't use.
It does PostScript, PCL, and a slew of languages I don't need.
It has a configuration utility that runs on a Mac, on a windows box, or
onboard via telnet.
I have been through the HP JetDirectHell(TM) and no thank you, that thing
was far more trouble than its worth, an only met half my needs...
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B. Forrister
<co...@afta-bw.de> writes:
>Is it possible to talk to a Laser-Printer over TCP/IP? What
Printers can
>do this and how much effort does it require.
I've used several Intel Netport (I think that's what they're
called) devices, 10BaseT on one end, two parallel printer ports on
the other. They can operate simultaneously on Ethernet and
TCP/IP, thus handling both (in our implementation) two Novell
queues and two Unix queues. Quite easy, quite cheap.
Andrii Borovets
writes:
> From: "Thomas P. Coats" <co...@afta-bw.de> Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin
> Subject: LaserPrinters in TCP/IP Networks
> Date: 24 Aug 1995 15:05:46 GMT
> Organization: Center for TA in Baden-Wuertemberg
> Is it possible to talk to a Laser-Printer over TCP/IP? What Printers
> can do this and how much effort does it require.
>
> Background: we are getting a HP K100 and it should print to a
> LaserPrinter and should not have to speek AppleTalk.
>
Dear Thomas,
Yes. You can use Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS. It has built-in Ethernet,
LocalTalk, serial, SCSI. Works over AppleTalk, TCP/IP, Netware.
Can be easily configured via Mac/Windows applications (included) or via
telnet.
Besides this you'll get great print quality and performance. More details you
can find on www.apple.com or in our server at http://www.mak.lviv.ua/MAK/
Printers.html.
Best regards,
Andrii Borovets
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