* H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071023 17:07]: > > If I under the specs of the above two printer properly, both are > postscript printers: > 2070N: PCL6, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX > 5250DN: PCL6, BR-Script3, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX > > and these are the ports that they have: > 2070N: 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet, Parallel, USB > 5250DN: 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet, Parallel, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 > > I was actually looking just for the 10/100 ethernet ports to connect the > printer to a switch on the little office network that we have there. How > does this relate to HP JetDirect ethernet interface? And, er, what is HP > JetDirect and wouldn't it exist only in HP printers? > > thanks, > ->HS
Forgive me; I misread your letter. The specifications you cite above do NOT indicate Postscript capability; look for the term "Postscript". Postscript is a universal printer control language which is a much-preferred alternative to proprietary languages such as PCL6, etc. In general, text output in Linux is Postscript by default; numerous other printer control languages are accommodated, but sometimes the process of accomodation becomes rather involved, and doesn't always work quite right. HP JetDirect is the generic name which HP uses for its ethernet interface, which typically is a plug-in module which can vary from one printer model to the next. My point (which I did not make very well) was that a printer with Postscript capability and a built-in ethernet interface typically is well worth the price, because of the time savings which accumulate over the years. Configuring Linux for a non-Postscript printer and making a parallel- or usb-interface printer available to other machines on the LAN can be very expensive, if your time is worth anything. RLH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
