You use different remote printer queue names to differentiate the ports. The print server supports 3 basic names: 'raw', 'text', and 'auto' (raw takes, well raw formatted output for the printer, text is for text files, and auto automatically switches between text and raw as necesary). . You indicate which port by appending a 1, 2, or 3 to the name, eg auto1, auto2, auto3. I recommend using the auto queues unless you're trying to drive a plotter or some such. The names ARE case sensitive.
So, to set up a printer on port 3 with Yast, use the IP address or host name (nag: why don't you have your printers in DNS?) and a remote printer name of auto3. It should "just work" from there. Note that the autoswitching function does *not* recode output -- if you send PostScript or PCL to a printer, it has to be able to handle the output; the JetDirect just turns on CR/LF processing and some other minor stuff if it decides it's text, else it passes it on without comment. -- db ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 8:09 PM Subject: SuSE Linux printer configuration using HP JetDirect 500 > Does anyone have experience with configuration of a printer connected to the > network through HP JetDirect 500x devices? There are three DB25 ports > (parallel ports ) on the back of the JetDirect device and I need to be able > to specify which one of the three connected printer to use. I have the IP > address for the JetDirect device and it seems that the three printers all > "share" that same IP address. >
