6 Jul
2001
6 Jul
'01
2:25 a.m.
It's not at all clear to me how, exactly, the JetLan (not an HP Jet-Direct)
board is intended to be used. The software install makes it appear to Windows
as a network printer, yet it doesn't appear to be able to print to it. The test
software I downloaded back when I got the board (about 6 years ago or so) was
able to make the printer print a test, so that appears to be functional.
Nevertheless, without a print queue on the Netware server, it doesn't seem to
work, yet it doesn't seem to allow the setup of a print queue that uses it
either.
Clearly there's some key thing I don't know about this device.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ethan Dicks" <ethan_dicks(a)yahoo.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: Ancient LaserJet-3 question
--- Richard Erlacher <edick(a)idcomm.com> wrote:
> I've got a JetLan board that I'd use if I were smart enough. I've had
this
> thing 6-7 years now, but, though the OS knows about it, I can't get it
woring
through either
Windows or Netware.
I've got one of these, too, but I thought I would have to have a Netware
Server on the network to feed it.
I got mine in a grab bag at Dayton a few years ago. It's 10Base2, and
the large chips on it are an 80C188 (CPU), DP83902V (Ethernet), an ASP-
branded gate array ("GBIM ASB4101") and an EPROM ("JETLAN
00065-000-2.33")
I'm looking for a card with better OS support, but if I could get this
one working, I'd be satisfied with it.
If I have to run print jobs through a server, the only thing I have that could
fit the bill is a SPARC-LX running Solaris 7. If I have to have a dedicated
server, I might as well build a Linux box and hang the printer off the
parallel port. I have 0 interest in getting into Netware.
-ethan
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