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Used HP LaserJet 6p - Postscript & Ethernet?
I bought a used LaserJet 6p. I ordered a 16MB upgrade off eBay for $5
off ebay. Basically I'm going to use this printer with an ethernet JetDirect port at my vacation bungalow. I'm wondering if I should get a PostScript SIMM. Sometimes I print graphs and maps - at least that's what I'll be doing in vacation down there. Also, is there an ethernet adapter I can get for the 6p? Right now I'm ready to but a USB to parallel adapter and a JetDirect 175x, but if there's something else that is easier and only one piece that would be great. |
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Used HP LaserJet 6p - Postscript & Ethernet?
Justin wrote:
I bought a used LaserJet 6p. I ordered a 16MB upgrade off eBay for $5 off ebay. Basically I'm going to use this printer with an ethernet JetDirect port at my vacation bungalow. I'm wondering if I should get a PostScript SIMM. Sometimes I print graphs and maps - at least that's what I'll be doing in vacation down there. Also, is there an ethernet adapter I can get for the 6p? Right now I'm ready to but a USB to parallel adapter and a JetDirect 175x, but if there's something else that is easier and only one piece that would be great. I have a 6MP (which is a 6P supplied with the Postscript SIMM), which I bought new back in 1997. There is no built-in networking facility (apart from AppleTalk via the serial port, which is Mac-specific and effectively obsolete). You have to use an external network adapter for Ethernet. I'm using a JetDirect EX Plus with mine. I haven't tried networked PCL, as the Postscript support worked well. -- David Empson |
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Used HP LaserJet 6p - Postscript & Ethernet?
On 7/1/2011 9:23 PM, Justin wrote:
I bought a used LaserJet 6p. I ordered a 16MB upgrade off eBay for $5 off ebay. Basically I'm going to use this printer with an ethernet JetDirect port at my vacation bungalow. I'm wondering if I should get a PostScript SIMM. Sometimes I print graphs and maps - at least that's what I'll be doing in vacation down there. Also, is there an ethernet adapter I can get for the 6p? Right now I'm ready to but a USB to parallel adapter and a JetDirect 175x, but if there's something else that is easier and only one piece that would be great. I'd hold off on the PS SIMM; try printing without it and see if you need it. Do a search on Ebay for parallel port print server. They're as little as $20 |
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Used HP LaserJet 6p - Postscript & Ethernet?
On 7/2/11 12:36 PM, Bennett wrote:
On 7/1/2011 9:23 PM, Justin wrote: I bought a used LaserJet 6p. I ordered a 16MB upgrade off eBay for $5 off ebay. Basically I'm going to use this printer with an ethernet JetDirect port at my vacation bungalow. I'm wondering if I should get a PostScript SIMM. Sometimes I print graphs and maps - at least that's what I'll be doing in vacation down there. Also, is there an ethernet adapter I can get for the 6p? Right now I'm ready to but a USB to parallel adapter and a JetDirect 175x, but if there's something else that is easier and only one piece that would be great. I'd hold off on the PS SIMM; try printing without it and see if you need it. Do a search on Ebay for parallel port print server. They're as little as $20 Right after I posted this I ordered a used Netgear PS101 off eBay. It seems small enough to fit in that little area, so hooking it up to my LAN shouldn't be a problem. However, getting it to configure on a Mac is somewhat tricky... What' I'd like to do is set it with a static IP, and then just set up an IP printer on each machine. |
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Used HP LaserJet 6p - Postscript & Ethernet?
Mr John FO Evans wrote:
In article , (David Empson) wrote: I haven't tried networked PCL, as the Postscript support worked well. Networked PCL works fine. Not so good for a Mac, as the OP has. Older Mac OS X versions only have Postscript drivers for the HP 6P. More recent systems include a third party (Gutenprint) PCL driver, but I haven't used it in anger. Gutenprint drivers I have tried with other printers have been missing some features and sometimes produce lower quality output than the native driver from HP. If you are buying a new card for your computer, why not fit an ethernet card? The OP was asking whether there is a network card option which can be installed in the HP LaserJet 6P, to allow it to be connected directly to Ethernet. There isn't. You have to use a USB to Parallel adapter, or an external network print server (Ethernet to Parallel). For older versions of Mac OS X you could also an AppleTalk Ethernet to LocalTalk (serial) adapter, such as the AsanteTalk, but this only works with the AppleTalk protocol, isn't compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 or later, and probably requires Postscript. The serial port is also much slower than the parallel port, so you are better off using the parallel port even with Mac OS X 10.5 or earlier. For really old Macs with serial ports running Mac OS 9 or earlier, you can plug the printer directly into the Mac serial port (or use a LocalTalk serial network), again only with Postscript. I haven't tried a USB to parallel adapter with a Mac. There could be driver issues there as well. -- David Empson |
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