* Gary L. Dolan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: ... > I hate to leap in here, but I have been just looking at a similar > problem. The basic setup: old standalone NT box, using LaserJet 8000 DN > printer. JetDirect software, and the card, were installed but never > used. New debian box (have to share with W2000) connected to LAN. Is > there any way to use the debian box to (a) feed print jobs to the 8000, > and (b) monitor print status, queue, etc., thru JetAdmin and > JetDirect? The 8000 has to remain with the old NT box as the basic > setup, but it seems a shame to waste it's rather significant potential. > I have looked around for some linux JetAdmin stuff, found nothing. > I have a second card in the new box that I tried connecting to the > JetDirect card, to see what I could do, but so far no luck.
Well, you could print to it via Samba, or you could plug your networked printer into the hub, give it ip address etc., and set up CUPS with socket://my.hp.printer:9100/ on the Debian side. The latter is how a bunch of nt, w2k, linux & solaris boxen print to 2 HPs here (4000 and 4500DN). When you say "tried connecting", did you use crossover cable? Did you add route to 192.0.0.192 (or whatever your printer's ip address is)? If that's set up, you should be able to telnet to the printer. Dima -- The wombat is a mixture of chalk and clay used for respiration. -- MegaHal
