Re: HP LaserJet 5n

[Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Hello. Still at CARES <g>. Got another question. We seem to have no 
>documentation on the above printer, an HP LaserJet 5n (for network, I 
>presume). It has a JetDirect Ethernet card in addition to the 
>parallel/serial combo. I can get the little one-line menu to get me to 
>TCP/IP configuration, but I do IP BYTE 1-4, then it wants 12 more bytes:
>SM BYTE 1-4

Subnet Mask

>LG BYTE 1-4

Syslog server (if running syslog with "-r" option which listens on UDP/IP 514)

>GW BYTE 1-4

Gateway

Jetdirects, particularly older ones, have occacional disagreements with the lpd daemon in RH6.2 and earlier. LPRng is much more stable.  Make sure EVERYTHING queues through the Linux box,  multiple connections is a great way to crash those poor old things.  If your using LPRng and still have problems you might want to play around with the "remote_support" settings for that queue on the Linux box.