Thank you, Gregg (aka Juror #49). It seems pretty simple and straight-forward.
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 22:54:33 -0800 (PST), Gregg Eshelman wrote: > Well, once you get the JetDirect, you need to plug > in the power, a printer (to port one if it's a 3 port) > and an active Ethernet connection. Then you hit the > Test button and the printer will print two pages > showing the current configuration of the server. > > The easiest way to set one up is to reset to defaults > by holding the Test button while plugging in the > power. > This enables DHCP so the server will set itself to an > IP in the range the rest of your network is using. > Then you print the config pages and telnet to the > current IP of the server. > > I always set an IP and turn off DHCP on the JetDirect > because if/when it decides to have a different IP > your printer mapping on the computers can go wonky. > With a fixed IP on the print server, it won't. > > Next thing to do after you have the server settings > set, install the firmware update app and let it find > the JetDirect, download the latest firmware from HP > and flash the server. Don't be concerned if it says > there was an error. I've done a few of these and every > time it said there was an error but there really > wasn't. Running the updater again showed the servers > had the latest firmware version installed. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Gretchen Summers [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mac-N-DOS is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac-N-DOS list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-n-dos.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-n-dos%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
