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by road-dog 1 view

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Hi All!

I'm helping a friend out of a dead server - no money situation. I need to set up direct printing via IP from 6 WIN98 pc's to 2 HP Laserjets with Jetdirect print server cards. I'd like to do it on IP only, no server.

HP docs say it is possible, but '98 help is no help.

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by lorelli

I haven't used 98 for a while but I think the procedure is....

Add Local Printer.
Click 'Create new port'
Pick TCP/IP port.
Enter adderss.
etc.

Hope it helps.

by neal2002

JetAdmin from HP will let you setup or print to a TCP/IP port on/from a win 98 PC.

For such a small Network using jetadmin with SPX/IPX would be easier. You don't have to assign any address to the printers.

by pierrejamme

I don't believe you can creat a TCIP Port in 98 only NT and 2000. However, HP has a program called HP Install Network Printer Wizard that will work. It makes a path to the printer over IP. The file to download is ja255en.exe.
Good Luck

by joe

This is what the add port thru IP would look like
Example= Printername_209.10.236.?? (HP JetDirect Port). ??= Printer IP address

by zlitocook

You can set one of the computers as a server and use the share with the printer's. Try going to M.S. technet site and typing in Win98 as a server it will give you all the details on how to set it up. The main problem with this is the computer that shares the printer has to be on all the time. We had the same thing at my work place, we just told every one once a day we had to reboot the printer computer to make it run faster.

by rcom

IPX (mostly for Novell) is not easier if you know how to use TCP/IP and you don't want another protocol running that'll slow down the network. If you choose to use IPX you'll need to point to the jet cards MAC address. You can get that by printing the configuration page from the printers menu. That page will also show current TCP/IP settings.

Take the printer offline go through the menu till you get to MIO menu.
Turn Novell off and go through the settings and give the printers IP, subnet and gateway addresses. Should be within the range in the current network, with matching subnet. The gateway will help with speed.
Then add printer and select addport and use TCP/IP put in the IP address and name the port.

You'll need to allow the printers and spool32.exe through any firewall software, since they'll look like computers trying to gain access.

For more detailed help email me at
rcom-services@qwest.net

by rcom

Correction:
The port cannot be set to tcp/ip in win98 without a port driver or LPR software of some type. Sorry about that been using the other operating systems so long and this is an issue that doesn't come up very often.

You will need to have HP Install Network Printer Wizard software ja255en.exe.

Note:
HP no longer supports Jetadmin but it still may be available for download.

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