On Jan 29, 6:56, Ethan Dicks wrote:
>
> --- Russ Blakeman <rhblakeman_at_kih.net> wrote:
> > What jetdirect cards are you looking for - in other words for which HP
> > printers? I work in these things all the time and come across sources
of
> > various ones from time to time. Also which ethernet - 10baseT, 10/100?
> > With BNC or without?
>
> Personally, _I'm_ looking for an HP JetDirect card for my LJ-IIID. I'd
> prefer 10BaseT over 10Base2. I wouldn't say no to a 10/100 card, but I
> doubt there was one for this old printer.
I think some of the later cards do fit, probably ones for a LaserJet V.
> The card I'm looking for should have multi-protocol support - Unix,
> Apple and PeeCee. If I had a part number, I'd list it, but I know
> they made such things.
The normal interfaces were J2550A (10baseT only), J2552A
(10baseT/10base2/Localtalk), J2555A (Token Ring). You can upgrade the
firmware if it's very old, and it does support all the common protocols
(lpr, Novell, Applesquawk, ...). Whether the printer/interface supports
them all *at the same time* depends on the printer, not the interface.
Some printers, like the IIISi, LJ4/4M and most DesignJets are
single-protocol and can only be configured to handle one at a time; if you
want to use a different protocol you have to reconfigure the printer.
Others, like the 4Si and later, and my DeskJet 1600, can handle all at the
same time, and switch between them according to what arrives on the
interface(s).
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Received on Tue Jan 29 2002 - 20:35:04 GMT