setting up HP 4050 with network adapter

[Wade Smart]

Chris Mohler wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Wade Smart <wade at wadesmart.com> wrote:
>> Chris Mohler wrote:
>>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Wade Smart <wade at wadesmart.com> wrote:
>>>> Chris Mohler wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Wade Smart <wade at wadesmart.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> wadesmart at wadesmart:~$ telnet 192.168.1.80
>>>>>> Trying 192.168.1.80...
>>>>>> Connected to 192.168.1.80.
>>>>>> Escape character is '^]'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> HP JetDirect
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please type "?" for HELP, or "/" for current settings
>>>>>>  > /
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    ===JetDirect Telnet Configuration===
>>>>>>        Firmware Rev.   : G.08.49
>>>>>>        MAC Address     : 08:00:09:6e:f7:6b
>>>>>>        Config By       : USER SPECIFIED
>>>>>>
>>>>>>        IP Address      : 192.168.1.80
>>>>>>        Subnet Mask     : 255.255.255.0
>>>>>>        Default Gateway : 192.168.1.1
>>>>>>        Syslog Server   : 192.168.1.82
>>>>>>        Idle Timeout    : 90 Seconds
>>>>>>        Set Cmnty Name  : Not Specified
>>>>>>        Host Name       : PAL5U006
>>>>>>        Default Get Cmnty : Enabled
>>>>>>
>>>>>>        DHCP Config     : Disabled
>>>>>>        Passwd          : Disabled
>>>>>>        IPX/SPX         : Enabled
>>>>>>        DLC/LLC         : Disabled
>>>>>>        Ethertalk       : Disabled
>>>>>>        Banner page     : Enabled
>>>>>>  >
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, I can connect.
>>>>> Good.  How about the CUPS config and/or netcat?  I only mention the
>>>>> netcat test because I had to do some esoteric stuff in the past with
>>>>> LaserJet 4MV (that was on a localtalk/ethernet bridge) and I needed to
>>>>> bypass CUPS to make sure the printer was available and accepting
>>>>> postscript (before I went nutty trying to mess w/the pap backend)...
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>> 20090212 1906 GMT-5
>>>>
>>>> Ah, sorry about that... forgot to paste that:
>>>>
>>>> wadesmart at wadesmart:~$ cat /usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps | nc
>>>> <printer_ip> 9100
>>>> bash: printer_ip: No such file or directory
>>> Sorry - I wanted you to put the printer's IP there, like:
>>> cat /usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps | nc 192.168.1.80 9100
>>>
>>> I should not have been so lazy ;)
>>>
>>>> When I installed the printer this time I did start from scratch.
>>>> The driver is:
>>>> HP LaserJet 4000 Foomatic/hpijs, hpijs 2.8.2.10 - HPLIP 2.8.2
>>> Driver seems OK - how about a test page?  What about the cups URI
>>> (sys->admin->printing, then right-click the printer, select
>>> properties).
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>> 20090212 2044 GMT-5
>>
>> wadesmart at wadesmart:~$ cat /usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps | nc
>> 192.168.1.80 9100
>> %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
>>
>> Device URI: ipp://192.168.1.80:9100/printers/PAL5U006
> 
> When I make a new printer with "AppSocket/HP JetDirect" as the
> backend, the URI begins with "socket://".  Are you sure you're
> selecting JetDirect when setting up the printer?
> 
> In other words, I don't think the URI should start with "ipp://" -
> that's likely why it keeps spitting out those pages...
> 
> Chris
> 

20090212 2158 GMT-5

AH HA!!! It works.
Thanks for the help.

Wade

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