HP Jetadmin / network printing

[abovebrd]

Does anyone know if there is a version of jetadmin that will run on linux. I would like to configure a linux box for network printing. The HPjet printer is an hp2100TN with a jet direct card. The linux machine is wired into the same network via ethernet.

With the absense of a config utility such a jetadmin would it be wise to set up remote printing through a SCO unix box I have on the same network.

What would be the right way to do this. (The right way I guess being subjective)

 

[TheRAt]

Try using the HP Web JetAdmin... there is a linux version available for RedHat... there might be others.. I got mine from:

http://www.hp.com/cposupport/swindexes/hpwebjetad1880_swen.html

AV

 

[axslinger]

If I'm not mistaking, with the newer JetDirect cards and servers, you can HTTP right into the print server. They have web servers built right in. Don't need anything else. But I could be wrong. It seems to me that if you can HTTP in from a Win32 box, you should be able to do it from any box.

Brian

 

[lvennard]

I always thought you could telnet into them directly and configure your ip stuff then.
out of the box, older jet direct came with (i cant remember) a 192.168.x.x address and the new ones come with bootp/dhcp enabled.
just plug it in, print out the config page and telnet to it.
no need for jetadmin.

larry