HP (Hewlett-Packard) Network Printers manual

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  • Page 1

    Using Network Printers This help document describes how to discover, configure, and use TCP/IP network printers with CUPS. Getting the IP Address Every network printer or print server has a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with it. This address is either configured manually or set using an automatic network protocol such as the Boot[...]

  • Page 2

    Note: Some versions of UNIX do not enable the BOOTP service by default. The /etc/inetd.conf or /etc/xinetd.d/bootp file usually contains a line for the BOOTP service that can be uncommented if needed. Verifying the Printer Connection To test that the IP address has been successfully assigned and that the printer is properly connected to your LAN, t[...]

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    ipp:// ip-address-or-hostname / resource ? option=value ipp:// ip-address-or-hostname / resource ? option=value&option=value ipp:// ip-address-or-hostname : port-number / resource ipp:// ip-address-or-hostname : port-number / resource ? option=value ipp:// ip-address-or-hostname : port-number / resource ? option=value&option=value The ipp b[...]

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    format=r Specifies that the print data is a FORTRAN carriage control file. format=t Specifies that the print data is a troff Graphic Systems C/A/T phototypesetter file. format=v Specifies that the print data is a Sun raster file. order=data,control Specifies that the print data files should be sent before the control file. reserve=none Specifies th[...]

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    Kodak® lpd:// address /ps QMS® CrownNet TM lpd:// address /ps Tektronix® PhaserShare TM socket:// address :9100 XEROX® 4512 NIC lpd:// address /PORT1 XEROX® XNIC lpd:// address /PASSTHRU XEROX® (most others) socket:// address :5503 Troubleshooting SNMP Discovery Problems Whenever you view the administration web page or a list of supported dev[...]

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    2 INFO: Using default SNMP Community public 3 DEBUG: Scanning for devices in "public" via "@LOCAL"... 4 DEBUG: 0.000 Sending 46 bytes to 192.168.2.255... 5 DEBUG: SEQUENCE 44 bytes 6 DEBUG: INTEGER 1 bytes 0 7 DEBUG: OCTET STRING 6 bytes "public" 8 DEBUG: Get-Request-PDU 31 bytes 9 DEBUG: INTEGER 4 bytes 1149539174 10 [...]

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    Dissecting the Output The first two lines are just informational and let you know that the default community name and address are being used. Lines 3-15 contain the initial SNMP query for the device type OID (.1.3.6.1.2.1.25.3.2.1.2.1) from the Host MIB. Lines 16-31 show the response we got from an HP LaserJet 4000 network printer. At this point we[...]

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    ftp> user root 331 User name ok, need password Password: pass (this is not echoed) 230 User logged in ftp> get config local: config remote: config 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening data connection for config (192,0,2,2), (mode ascii). 226 Transfer complete. ##### bytes received in #.## seconds (##### Kbytes/s) ftp> quit 221 Goodbye.[...]

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    221 Goodbye. Your Axis print server is now ready for use! Configuring Linksys Print Servers The Linksys print servers can be configured using BOOTP or DHCP. Like older Axis print servers, an additional step must be performed to configure the TCP/IP portion of the print server for use with CUPS. Each print server contains a configuration file named [...]