[PLUG] [OT] JetDirect cards

[Anthony Schlemmer]

Rich Shepard wrote:

>  Anyone here have experience and comments on using the HP JetDirect (or
>equivalent) cards to connect printers via ethernet rather than a parallel
>cable? I'm wondering if it would be a reasonable thing to do with the HP
>LaserJet 5 and Professional Series 2500C I have.
>
>TIA,
>
>Rich
>
>  
>
I've been using a little Hawking Technology  print server box to share 
my HP1300 on a network. It's a tiny little box with a ethernet 
connection and comes in either a USB or Parallel version. I got a USB 
version by accident but my laserjet supports both USB and parallel so 
this wasn't really a problem.  I've had no issues with it under WinXP or 
Linux.  I just set it up as a remote LPD printer queue on the Linux 
workstations I have on my network.

Tony

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Anthony Schlemmer
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