topic Re: Printer setup without JetAdmin in Operating System - HP-UX

Printer setup without JetAdmin

Mitchell Meilstrup — Thu, 24 Feb 2000 10:59:57 GMT

I have a copier/printer with a NIC that does not seem to be supported by
JetAdmin. (I can ping IP address in UNIX and NT environment but JetAdmin will
not ping/find machine). I have been looking into setting up this printer using
LPADMIN but it seems like I'm missing the step where you assign the newly
created printername with an IP address or name from the hosts file. I would
rather just place a JetDirect card/box on this system but it doesn't seem
possible. Any directions on setup through LPADMIN?

Thanks,
Mitch

Re: Printer setup without JetAdmin

Karim Hachimi_1 — Fri, 25 Feb 2000 02:11:55 GMT

Hi
You can always try to install a remote printer instead of a network printer it
works always, Just add the Ip address and server name to the etc/hosts file
and use the name when installing a remote printer, no need for Ip address

Re: Printer setup without JetAdmin

Moe Patches — Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:57:37 GMT

I set up my non-HP network printers as REMOTE printers.
If you set it up in SAM, add remote printer. I use the IP address for the
remote host. and for the remote queue name I use "TEXT". Make sure to select
the BSD option.

To do it from the command line, the example in the man page on lpadmin is good:

/usr/sbin/lpadmin -plp3 -v/dev/null -mrmodel -ocmrcmodel -osmrsmodel -ob3
-ormsystem2 -orplp

Another thing you might want to browse the web site of the third party
printer/nic manufacture and they should have the information on how to add
their device in HP-UX.

Re: Printer setup without JetAdmin

Mitchell Meilstrup — Mon, 28 Feb 2000 05:43:27 GMT

Thanks for the information!