Hot to configure 2nd network port

[Matti_Kurkela]

You would need the HP JetAdmin software for your HP-UX 9.05. Unfortunately both JetAdmin and your HP-UX version are so old, they are no longer downloadable from HP:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpj06765

"HP Jetadmin obsolescence
The following HP Jetadmin software was obsolesced on 31 Jan 2002 and is no longer available for download from HP.com
...
* HP Jetadmin for HP-UX 9.x and lower, 10.x, 11.x
..."

The replacement software is called "HP Jetdirect Printer Installer", but it does not exist for HP-UX 9.x. Only for 10.00 and later versions:

http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Lookup?h_query=jet+direct+printer+installer&h_tool=software&h_lang=en

However, there might be a way. If the printer supports LPD print protocol, you might be able to configure it to your old workstation as a "Remote" printer.

You can test this using telnet from the workstation. For example, if the printer's IP address is 11.22.33.44, run:

telnet 11.22.33.44 515
If telnet says "Connection established", the printer supports LPD. (You'll need to press Ctrl-] and then type "close" to disconnect from the printer.)

In that case, you can use SAM to configure a Remote printer: set the "Remote System Name" to the printer's IP address, and "Remote Printer Name" to "raw". Set the name of the printer to whatever you like, and apply the settings.

MK

[initin]

Thanks,(Sorry for delay)
I have tested a new printer It is working as a remote printer, with a small problem,
It is printing the HPGL Graphs correctly,
But Some Text Reports (Lex) are not commimng properly, IT is printing only the starting First Line, & left the remaining page blank, Also after each printout it is printing one page, Showing User: ,Host:, Class: & Job:
How can I disable this second extra page?
Thanks.

[Matti_Kurkela]

First, make a small text file with just a few short lines in your workstation, and print it. If each line in the printout starts where the previous line ends, it's called "stair-stepping". It means the printer expects MS-DOS style end-of-line characters (i.e. a CR+LF combination). Unix systems typically use LF only as an end-of-line character.

Many printers can be configured to accept Unix-style end-of-line characters too. Without knowing your printer model, I cannot give more detailed instructions: please see the documentation of your printer.
(This configuration change will usually not affect printing from Windows workstations at all; Windows printer drivers can automatically override this setting as necessary.)

The extra page is called a "banner page" or "separator page". The HP-UX print spooler can generate a banner page if configured to do so. The JetDirect network adapter in HP network printers can also generate a banner page if configured to do so. Some printers can also generate a banner page in the actual printer mechanism, so you may have up to three places to check.

MK