Creating network printer without jetdirect

[Naoyuki]

I have Canon printer with network card interface. I'm trying to create network printer using SAM but situation doesn't look good.
I managed to create network printer using IP address of the printer and it looks working(prints come out).
However, the output of the printer is messed up and can't be read.
Does anyone know how to create network printer properly without jetdirect?
Thanks.

[RAC_1]

try cat file|lp -dyour_printer
try ux2dos file|lp

Also let me know how you configured. what is the canon model no of printer.

[Armin Feller]

Hi,

I'm nearly sure that you can't work with a printer which is not added to system and I'm also nearly sure that you can not add a network printer without having "hp jd printer installer" installed.

You can download the software from following URL:

http://www.hp.com/cposupport/nonjsnav/hpuxandsol28679.html

Regards ...
Armin

[Naoyuki]

Thanks for the all replies.
I tried ux2dos but it didn't work.
I used setnetlp command instead then it worked. I think setnetlp allows you to create network printer without jetdirect.
Thanks.

[Bill Hassell · Accepted solution]

JetDirect software only works with HP JetDirect interface cards and uses a proprietary port (9100) for communication. The JetDirect card also supports lpd (RFC 1179) protocol as do the majority of non-HP LAN interfaces for printers. To add the printer, use SAM and add the printer as a remote BSD printer. To do that, you need the LAN card's internal name for the printer (ie, prn, text, raw, etc). This is required per the RFC 1179 standard.

For JetDirect, there are two printers: text and raw. The raw printer simply sends the job to the printer, but the text printer appends CR to every LF character to handle Unix ASCII files. Without this feature, text files 'stairstep' across the page, hence the recommendation to use ux2dos to filter ASCII files.

In all cases, setting up a remote printer means that all -o options are ignored since the SysV lp spooler requires that -o options be processed by the remote system, in this case, the LAN card.

[avsrini]

Hi,
Have you got any model scripts or interface files with this printer for hp-ux?.
If not check in canon site, for some info's.

We got the model / interface files from Konica, for our network printer.

Srini.

[RAC_1]

Can you mail me how you did it?

cranil7@yahoo.com

Please provide all details.

I am having a problem with setting Image Runner-ir3300 on L class running 11.11.

Thanks in advance.