Need info about printer config

[Shrikant Lavhate]

Hi Hp Gurus,

I need to see is "HP LaserJet 8150 PCL 6" is configured on my N class server running HPUX 11.00. And if configured then what is the IP assigned to it?

[Safarali]

Hi Shrikant
if your printer is networked, it is very easy
you can configure through sam
if you do not know the procedure please let me know

Regards
Safar

[Mike Shilladay]

Hi Shrikant,

Equally you could use the Web Jetadmin software which is also easy to use. The web page for it is here:

http://h20338.www2.hp.com/hpsub/cache/332262-0-0-225-121.html?jumpid=ex_r2845_go/webjetadmin/gc121306

Mike.

[Shrikant Lavhate]

I dont wanna use any software and secondly it is networked printer. I just wanna see if it is configured or not....
Configuration through SAM i can do it.

[V. Nyga]

Hi,

if possible, it's the easiest to give the printer a hard coded ip-address.
Normally you go into the configuration menu and define the ip-address in the network configuration.
The exact way should be explained in the owner's guide of the printer or it's self-explaining in the configuration menu.

Then you can add the printer in your /etc/hosts and talk to it (configure in SAM) with the ip-address or your (in /etc/hosts) self-defined printer name.

HTH
Volkmar

[OldSchool]

this post seems to be related the post here:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1176749

let's see, you don't know the name of the printer (queue) nor do you know its IP but you want to find out if its configured?

How would you know if the print config your looking at is for the printer in question?

Suggest somebody check, using the front panel of the physical printer, what IP is assigned, then see if you have a matching entry in /etc/hosts.

then check scripts in /var/spool/lp/interfaces for the IP or name from the hosts file.

[skt_skt]

do you know if your server has any other printer configured? Does your server installed with hppi?

#addqueue -l|grep 8100
261) HP LaserJet 8100 Series.

The easiset way to find this is get the IP address of the printer.

from UNIX side it is easy to find a printer/qname if you know the IP.

#grep x.x.x.x /etc/lp/interface/*
or
#hpnpadmin -i x.x.x.x
#hpnpadmin -v x.x.x.x

or if you dont know the IP; just wanted to try a matching name

#grep -i name /etc/lp/interface/*

[Bill Hassell]

The command is: lpstat -v

Now this will show you the name or print queue associated with every printer. Hopefully, your system administrator made a list of the printer queues, the printer model and connection method (ie, JetDirect or remote print server) HP-UX does not keep any record of the model number of the printer. And HP-UX has no way to know what kind of printer is connected through another machine used as a print server.

If the print queue names from lpstat are not meaningful or documented, you can see all the printers that are directly configured using JetDirect LAN cards by using this command:

grep PERIPH= /etc/lp/interface

Each name is the name of a print queue that is connected directly over the LAN. The IP address (or hostname) will follow the = sign. Then use hpnpadmin -v to get all the details about the printer.

[Shrikant Lavhate]

Thanks.