Printer for HPB132L

[Mark Hess]

I have an old HP LaserJet IV connected to a B132L running HPUX10.2. The LaserJet is on its last legs and I'm wondering about my replacement options.

Question 1: Are there any inexpensive B&W laser printers nowadays that are PCL compatible, have a parallel interface and can be easily attached to my B132? If so, please recommend.

Q2: Where can I download a copy of JatAdmin for HPUX10.2? With that, can I add any printer on my network or will I need the drivers for HPUX? Can I add "shared" printers attached to a PC on my network or will I need a printer with a NIC?

Thanks in advance.

Mark

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

Hi
There is several PCL compatible laser printers on the market, for example:
http://products.hp-at-home.com/products/detail.php?high_level_category_id=2&category_id=03fafb9140e96593f7d21dd0211c660e&sub_category_id=1dcd1719c9444ec21eadb46a0166b5f4&prodnum=Q1342A

[Bill Hassell]

Most of the low end HP LaserJets are MUCH cheaper than your old LJ4. (Of course, I use the term 'old' in a relative way--my LJ2 is still going strong since I bought it new in 1988). However, check to see if the model you like has a parallel port or a USB port instead (USB is where printers are going these days). The quality and speed wil be amazing conmpared to the LJ4.

JetAdmin was obsoleted several years ago. Instead, just download HP Printer Installer which looks very similar (sorry for the ugly URL):
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Product.jsp%3Flocale%3Den_US%26prodTypeId%3D13037%26prodSubCatId%3D28674

You can waste time using SAM to add the printer or simply use the command line found in HPPI:

addqueue -h 12.34.56.78 -q printqueue-name

That's all there is to it. -h hostname or IP address, and -q for the queue name to use on HP-UX. Although 10.20 is now obsolete, you can still download HPPI for 10.20.

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

Sorry,
The laserjet 1000 semms to have USB port only. You need the laserjet 1200 to get a paralell port.

[Mark Hess]

I was looking at the HP 1000 and 1200s, but wasn't sure about a few things. Are they HPUX 10.2 compatible (and/or can I get drivers somewhere)? It looks like my vers of HPUX suppors PCL 5. The printer specs say it likes PCL 5e. Is the difference between 5 and 5e a critical one? Finally, would HPPI help with all of this?

Thanks again.

Mark

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

Hi
The different PCL variant can be confusing I am not an expert on this but in most cases PCL is backwards compatible. A printer who supports PCL5 should also support PCL4 , PCL3 etc. I am not sure exact what PCL5e stand for (perhaps "extended"). I have no experience with the laserjet 1200 myself but if it support PCL5e I think it also support PCL5.

If you plan to connect this printer local (to the paralell port) there is no need for HPPI, this have to do with network attached printers.

This thread is about printing from a HP-UX computer to a printer connected to a Windows system.
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x8164c1c4ceddd61190050090279cd0f9,00.html