Network printer

Bosw8er · 26th March 2003, 09:07

Beware: dumb questions ahead

I connect a network printer with a USB or parallel cable and then i share it.

But is it possible to omit the parallel or USB cable and just plug in a cat5-cable in the 10/100Base-TX internal print server/network card and the switch ? I'm almost shure this is true, but the real question is:

If so, how do i control it's settings and how do i set the sharing properties ?

Thx 4 your reply !

jmke · 26th March 2003, 09:36

what you are looking for is a Print server

a HP Jetdirect is pretty common , you connect a network cable & a printer to it. Then configure the box & away you go

configuration is done through a webbased frontend, pretty straightforward

Bosw8er · 26th March 2003, 09:56

It is a HP printer (jetdirect) i want to order.
Webbased: like accessing it with http://HP.PRINT.IP.ADRESS like accessing my switch/router atm.

Now: is the ip of the hp a standard value (like: it is always 192.168.100.100) ? Don't want any conflicts with my router/switch which has a set IP i cannot alter.

Don't want to start laying cables and drilling holes in new furniture before i'm 100% sure about this.

jmke · 26th March 2003, 10:07

"normally" it is configured for DHCP out of the box
but in the worst case you have to connect a console cable to the printserver & configure it this way before inserting it into your network

it is best that you give the printserver a fixed IP address

it can be managable by http://ip_address if the printserver you select supports it

HP has a webjetadmin software package which will surerly get the job done.

Bosw8er · 26th March 2003, 10:53

Thank you !
"Pulling" 4m cat5 cable or 4m printcable trough furniture ... it's a very big difference.

jmke · 26th March 2003, 11:27

look for ultra-thin Cat5

thinner then telephone cable

26th March 2003, 11:35

Quote:

Originally posted by jmke
look for ultra-thin Cat5
thinner then telephone cable

Off-topic, but does that cost more than normal cable?

jmke · 26th March 2003, 12:08

does a laptop cost more then a desktop?

26th March 2003, 14:45

Quote:

Originally posted by jmke
does a laptop cost more then a desktop?

Could think it was going to be more, was actually trying to ask HOW MUCH more it costs...
I just got out of my bed @ that time

jmke · 26th March 2003, 15:09

I have no clue about the price, or where to get them

26th March 2003, 09:07	#1
Bosw8er Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,711	Network printer Beware: dumb questions ahead I connect a network printer with a USB or parallel cable and then i share it. But is it possible to omit the parallel or USB cable and just plug in a cat5-cable in the 10/100Base-TX internal print server/network card and the switch ? I'm almost shure this is true, but the real question is: If so, how do i control it's settings and how do i set the sharing properties ? Thx 4 your reply !

26th March 2003, 09:36	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	what you are looking for is a Print server a HP Jetdirect is pretty common , you connect a network cable & a printer to it. Then configure the box & away you go configuration is done through a webbased frontend, pretty straightforward __________________

26th March 2003, 09:56	#3
Bosw8er Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,711	It is a HP printer (jetdirect) i want to order. Webbased: like accessing it with http://HP.PRINT.IP.ADRESS like accessing my switch/router atm. Now: is the ip of the hp a standard value (like: it is always 192.168.100.100) ? Don't want any conflicts with my router/switch which has a set IP i cannot alter. Don't want to start laying cables and drilling holes in new furniture before i'm 100% sure about this. __________________ "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

26th March 2003, 10:07	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	"normally" it is configured for DHCP out of the box but in the worst case you have to connect a console cable to the printserver & configure it this way before inserting it into your network it is best that you give the printserver a fixed IP address it can be managable by http://ip_address if the printserver you select supports it HP has a webjetadmin software package which will surerly get the job done. __________________

26th March 2003, 10:53	#5
Bosw8er Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,711	Thank you ! "Pulling" 4m cat5 cable or 4m printcable trough furniture ... it's a very big difference. __________________ "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

26th March 2003, 11:27	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	look for ultra-thin Cat5 thinner then telephone cable __________________

26th March 2003, 12:08	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	does a laptop cost more then a desktop? __________________

26th March 2003, 15:09	#10
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	I have no clue about the price, or where to get them __________________

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