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>    I am very new to AIX, and am having a problem getting printing setup.  I
>hope one of you will be kind enough to help me out.

>    On the network, I have an HP 8150 printer at X.X.X.16.  It requires some
>software that runs on a Windoze machine,
>which I believe is the JetDirect Software.  If one browses the 'Network
>Neighborhood' from a Windoze machine, you will
>see this machine 'under' the file server where the software runs.

>    Now, I can print to this printer from Linux, by setting it up as a
>'JetDirect Printer', and the pointer looks like;

>            socket://X.X.X.16:9100

>    I tried entering that into the AIX print wizard setup, and it doesn't
>like it.  I tried just supplying the IP address, and it can't find
>it.  I tried supplying the name of the printer that the Windows machines use
>to get to it, and it can't find that 'server'.

>    Does anyone know what I can do to get this printer to work from AIX 5L?
>(5.1 I think).

>    Thanks in advance...     Jeff.

>     I am very new to AIX, and am having a problem getting printing setup.  I
> hope one of you will be kind enough to help me out.

>     On the network, I have an HP 8150 printer at X.X.X.16.  It requires some
> software that runs on a Windoze machine,
> which I believe is the JetDirect Software.  If one browses the 'Network
> Neighborhood' from a Windoze machine, you will
> see this machine 'under' the file server where the software runs.

>     Now, I can print to this printer from Linux, by setting it up as a
> 'JetDirect Printer', and the pointer looks like;

>             socket://X.X.X.16:9100

>     I tried entering that into the AIX print wizard setup, and it doesn't
> like it.  I tried just supplying the IP address, and it can't find
> it.  I tried supplying the name of the printer that the Windows machines use
> to get to it, and it can't find that 'server'.

>     Does anyone know what I can do to get this printer to work from AIX 5L?
> (5.1 I think).

> > Hey folks,

> >     I am very new to AIX, and am having a problem getting printing
setup.  I
> > hope one of you will be kind enough to help me out.

> >     On the network, I have an HP 8150 printer at X.X.X.16.  It requires
some
> > software that runs on a Windoze machine,
> > which I believe is the JetDirect Software.  If one browses the 'Network
> > Neighborhood' from a Windoze machine, you will
> > see this machine 'under' the file server where the software runs.

> >     Now, I can print to this printer from Linux, by setting it up as a
> > 'JetDirect Printer', and the pointer looks like;

> >             socket://X.X.X.16:9100

> >     I tried entering that into the AIX print wizard setup, and it
doesn't
> > like it.  I tried just supplying the IP address, and it can't find
> > it.  I tried supplying the name of the printer that the Windows machines
use
> > to get to it, and it can't find that 'server'.

> >     Does anyone know what I can do to get this printer to work from AIX
5L?
> > (5.1 I think).

> Should be pretty easy...

>   make sure you have the hpJetDirect drivers installed... when you run
smit ->
> printers and add, you should have an option for Jetdirect. (or add a
printer and
> you can select if it's remote, xremote or jetdirect...etc..)

> if you don't see the JetDirect option anywhere, install the drivers for
them..
> they usually don't get installed by default. AIX does have something
though.

>   -Ben

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