HI Warren >> The network card on my HP 4300 is definitely dead. All I am left with >> is a... parallel port! > > > Just for clarity, is that the good kind of HP 4300, a laser printer, or the > other kind, a multifunction inkjet?
That's a good old fashioned HP LaserJet 4300 dt(n) (it has lost the n with the network ability). >> But the printer is still working fine, printing fast and in good >> quality. >> >> I don't want to invest in a new network card though, while I have a >> bunchg of old systems lying around. >> >> Solutions are: >> >> 1) I set-up a small FreeBSD box, with printer spooler, and all my >> quota stuff; >> >> 2) I find a solution to bridge the parallel port and the ethernet >> port. This is more exciting and I keep the quota and spooling on >> the original print server. >> >> Any cue for the option 2? > > > Without a way to reprogram the firmware in the printer, you'll have to use a > server on a computer. lpd(8) works, but your later post says you want to > use port 9100. It should be possible to use something like nc(1) to receive > raw data on port 9100 and just dump it to the parallel port. There will be > little or no error handling. Thanks, that is what I am looking for. Best regards, Olivier > Finding an EIO JetDirect would be better, if it is the right kind of > printer. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"