Very Computer

by **Alex B. Franci** » Wed, 01 Feb 1995 17:14:00

I am a PC Analyst (No Unix exp.) for a corporation. An associate of
mine has been telling me that the best way to set up a laser printer
on our TCP/IP network is to have it connected directly to the Unix
server via serial cable. His reasons for this have something to do
with this being the best way to manage the print queues. The printer
we need to connect is an HP Laserjet 4M Plus. This printer has an
ethernet card built in that can be assigned a TCP/IP address. I would
think that the Unix OS would be able to set up a queue on the Unix
server that would forward the print job to the printer's TCP/IP
address vs. the serial port. This would allow us to place the
printer virtually anywhere. Is this possible? What are the
drawbacks? Do I need any extra hardware?

I would appreciate any assistance you wish to provide. My associate
is supposed to be the Unix guru. His statement just doesn't sound
right to me. If you can provide me with an alternative I will pass
it on to him and hopefully get this network built correctly from the
ground up. Thanks for your time.

If I have posted in the wrong group, please direct me to the correct
group.

by **Jeremiah Lyd** » Wed, 01 Feb 1995 21:22:47

>Subject: Options for printers on network
>Date: 31 Jan 1995 08:14:00 GMT
>I am a PC Analyst (No Unix exp.) for a corporation. An associate of
>mine has been telling me that the best way to set up a laser printer
>on our TCP/IP network is to have it connected directly to the Unix
>server via serial cable. His reasons for this have something to do
>with this being the best way to manage the print queues. The printer
>we need to connect is an HP Laserjet 4M Plus. This printer has an
>ethernet card built in that can be assigned a TCP/IP address. I would
>think that the Unix OS would be able to set up a queue on the Unix
>server that would forward the print job to the printer's TCP/IP
>address vs. the serial port. This would allow us to place the
>printer virtually anywhere. Is this possible? What are the
>drawbacks? Do I need any extra hardware?

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Whatever you do - don't encur the wrath of your local UNIX Guru.
However, there is no better setup for your environment than to have your UNIX
system talk to your HP printer via the Jetdirect card. We have tried it both
ways. Now I don't entertain the thought of any CPU atached printers. All of
our printers are Network capable.

If you require any pointers or tips send me an email.

Regards,

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