software question

[navin]

Hi,
I have a hp server runs 11.23. Some how i did not get jetaadmin print software with it. I need to download a jetadmin printer software to install on the box and need to configure a network printer using this software. Any suggestions regarding jetamind download and install instrcutions will be truely appreciated.It is confirmed that there is no /etc/hpnpl/bin directory is present on the new box.

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi:

See here:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=27912〈=en&cc=us

Regards!

...JRF...

[navin]

Thanks a lot. But i read before and from this link that jetadmin was obsoleted. so do i need to look for updated printer software ,if so could i know the new name for it(HPPi) i read in web.
pls help.
thanks

[Bill Hassell]

JetAdmin software was obsolete in 1999. It was replaced with hppi and can be downloaded from:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?locale=en_US&pnameOID=18922&taskId=135&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=27349〈=en&cc=us

There is a product called WebJetAdmin but since must setup a web server to use it, most admins ignore this package. hppi is quite stable and easy to use. See the addqueue man page for a 1-line way of adding a printer.

[navin]

yes , i was able to install the printer software .Thanks much for the help.I have already configured existing network printer in the environment. please suggest just to configure this printer as a default printer for my box running 11.23.Hope i have to use jetadmin dialog box.
thanks for the help

[Bill Hassell]

Once you install the HPPI software, you run the program hppi, not jetadmin. The interface is quite similar. Note that the location for all the commands is /opt/hpnpl/bin but this should have been added to your $PATH after installation. Both JetAdmin and HPPI have the addqueue command which makes the interactive tool quite clunky. To add a printer that has already been setup with an IP address, use something like this:

addqueue -q my_print_queue -h 12.34.56.78

You can also add options to the line to control the banner/separator page and whether this is the default printer.

[navin]

hi i have used addqueue -q queuename -h ip of the network prinetr to add the default network printer. But i was getting an error "no default destination". Any idea about this.Apapreciate it.

[Bill Hassell]

You can change any current printer to be the default printer with lpadmin:

lpadmin -dprinter_name

Note: lp commands like lpadmin require options (-d) and parameters (printer_name) to be adjacent (no spaces). Many sysadmins don't create a default printer on servers because users have their own favorite printer. In this case, each user can set a default printer setting the LPDEST variable, usually in their local .profile:

export LPDEST=printer2

[navin]

hello ,thanks for the suggestions.For some of the printers i get this printer is not supported error.i was trying to download a file called MS...cgl . But it did not help.Am i doing anything wrong.
Thanks