configuring remote printer on HP-UX 11.i

[Dave Schwenn]

Hello,

I am trying to setup an HP LJ 1022N printer to print from our HP 9000 N4000 class server running HP-UX 11.i

The printer was configured with a hostname and IP address via IE. Apparently HP is going away from JetAdmin..

Anyways, I tried to set it up in SAM like all the other printers I have done in the past. I choose Printer and Plotters, LP Spooler, and then Printers and Plotters again. I then choose Add Remote Printer/plotter from the action menu. I put in the appropriate printer name, remote printer name and remote system name.

Everything looks fine within SAM. When I lpstat that printer name, I get the message "connection to 'printername' is down".

I can ping the ip address of the printer successfully. If I send a job to the printer, the job just sits in the queue and never printes.

I tried adding the printer in SAM as a Network printer, but the diagnostics doesn't even recognize the IP address. I have never had problems setting up other HP printers that use Jet Direct cards. This one is a little different and I can't get it to work. Any suggestions? Thanks...

Dave

[Mel Burslan · Accepted solution]

did you try using hppi from a terminal instead of sam ? It is located at /opt/hpnpl/bin/hppi.

[Alan Meyer_4]

When you use remote printer, it is assuming that a printer queue is already on the remote machine. You need to use /usr/bin/hppi as your interface to create the printer queue...

[Dave Schwenn]

I finally got it to work, but something still doesn't seem right. I just hope it continues to work. Thanks for your help...

Dave

[Felipe Martinez]

Dave:

I have some Laser Printer (using jetDirect internal and external models) working fine with HP-UX.

The process is the next:

- Download HP Jetdirect Printer Installer for UNIX (HP11e134.SD).
- Install on the HP-UX server using swinstall.
- Assing an IP address to the printer (You allready done).
- Run SAM, Select "Printer and Plotters", "Local Sppoler", "Add Network-Based Printer/Plotter" and fionally "Add printer/Plotter Conenecter to HP JetDirect", this option invoke a script for "JetDirect Printer Installer for UNIX"
- From the MAIN MENU select the Option 1 to add a printer.

Hope to be usefull for you.

[Bill Hassell]

Some clarification about remote versus network. Remote means: there is no printer at this address, it is a computer such as WinNT or WinWhatever, and you've enabled Unix printing services on the WinBox. It sounds like you have an LJ 1022N with a built-in JetDirect card, so forget the 'remote' printer--this is a 'network' printer.

The HP website really hides the non-Web-based JetDirect code, both for HP-UX as well as Windows, but they are still there:

HP-UX
10.20: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=18923&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=27350&swLang=8&taskId=135&swEnvOID=6

11.xx: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?product=58284&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&os=7&softwareitem=ja-6671-1

Windows: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc-JAVA/offweb/vac/us/en/sm/network_software/install_overview.html

Now, the printer needs an IP address, subnet mask and gateway/router before it will work. lp commands are basically useless. Use the hpnpadmin and hppi commands to work with the printer:

/opt/hpnpl/bin/hpnpadmin -v 12.34.56.78

note that hpnpadmin must work before you can add the printer with addqueue.

/opt/hpnpl/bin/addqueue -h 12.34.56.78 -q myprintername