Lee: I found and downloaded the firmware upgrade for the J2550 print server. However, it appears to be available only for Windows (it's an .exe file). I do have Virtual PC and so may be able to install it that way. Do you recall having to do that, or did you somehow find a Mac version of the firmware upgrader?
Dan >> > > I set up a JetDirect J2550a+LaserJet 5 for an acquaintance last summer > on OS X. There's a Gimp-Print driver for that printer to use under > CUPS. You should be able to set it up under OS X by using the GUI > config tool. To do this, fire up Safari on an OS X machine and go to > the address > > localhost:631 > > There's a lot of help there showing you how to set up new printer > queues. > > The printer will not be found automatically because (I think) only the > "M" versions of the JetDirect devices have Appletalk support, and it's > probably too old for Rendezvous. > > If you don't know the IP number of the device on your network, there's > a lot of help on the HP support site about this. You should also be > able to get all the IP info from the printer startup page. > > While you're at it, check the HP site for a firmware upgrade. That's > what I had to do last summer to get it working. > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
