Creating printer with another port.

[rveri]

Hi All,

Can I direct one particular printer to use port 9100 instead of 515. ( 515/tcp is defined on /etc/services ). Jetadmin is installed.

Thanks,
veri.

[rveri]

We have HP Printer with a jet direct card that needs communicates on port 9100 with this IP 10.1.22.45


Thanks.

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

Normally, JetDirect printers use port 9100. This is the default port that the hpnpf client uses to connect to the JetDirect device. It needs no entry in /etc/services. The port you refer to is the one used by lpr/lpd printers which in HP-UX are referred to as "Remote" printers. All you have to do is use jetadmin to set up a "Network" printer and it will use port 9100. You really should replace your obsolete JetAdmin software with the newer JetDirect version.

[Bill Hassell]

And since it is fairly hard to locate the JetDirect Installer software, here are the links:

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

The new command: hppi replaces the olf jetadmin command.

[rveri]

Well , Jetdirect needs no entry in /etc/services.
And default port uses is 9100.

So where it is defined , that default port it will use 9100.
any idea. I have searched the /etc/lp/interface/model.orig/printername file but not found anything about port.

Any idea.? thanks.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

It it set in the /var/spool/lp/interface/myprinter file. Look for the $xPORT option for hpnpf but note that 9100 is the port used by hpnpf unless another port is explicitly requested. Man hpnpf for details.

[Geoff Wild]

It's built in as far as I know...see:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpj01014

Has some info in it.

Some info on ports:
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~rakerman/port-table.html#printing

Port 515 is for LPD - to make the printer use 9100 - remove it, then add it back as a network printer.


Rgds...Geoff