It's not at all clear to me how, exactly, the JetLan (not an HP Jet-Direct)
board is intended to be used. The software install makes it appear to Windows
as a network printer, yet it doesn't appear to be able to print to it. The test
software I downloaded back when I got the board (about 6 years ago or so) was
able to make the printer print a test, so that appears to be functional.
Nevertheless, without a print queue on the Netware server, it doesn't seem to
work, yet it doesn't seem to allow the setup of a print queue that uses it
either.
Clearly there's some key thing I don't know about this device.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ethan Dicks" <ethan_dicks_at_yahoo.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: Ancient LaserJet-3 question
>
> --- Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com> wrote:
> > I've got a JetLan board that I'd use if I were smart enough. I've had this
> > thing 6-7 years now, but, though the OS knows about it, I can't get it
woring
> > through either Windows or Netware.
>
> I've got one of these, too, but I thought I would have to have a Netware
> Server on the network to feed it.
>
> I got mine in a grab bag at Dayton a few years ago. It's 10Base2, and
> the large chips on it are an 80C188 (CPU), DP83902V (Ethernet), an ASP-
> branded gate array ("GBIM ASB4101") and an EPROM ("JETLAN 00065-000-2.33")
>
> I'm looking for a card with better OS support, but if I could get this
> one working, I'd be satisfied with it.
>
> If I have to run print jobs through a server, the only thing I have that could
> fit the bill is a SPARC-LX running Solaris 7. If I have to have a dedicated
> server, I might as well build a Linux box and hang the printer off the
> parallel port. I have 0 interest in getting into Netware.
>
> -ethan
>
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Received on Fri Jul 06 2001 - 09:25:31 BST