Re: HP JetDirect Print Server Questions

Fred McKenzie wrote:
In article <46D734D5.6050202@xxxxx>, Bob <bob@xxxxx> wrote:

A friend asked me to look into buying a network printer to
be used in a small network of PCs (and maybe a Mac) where
there is no central server. I am looking at the HP P30005n
LaserJet which has an EIO port in which the JetDirect 620n
can be installed.

Am I understanding correctly the 620n is basically a print
server where it will manage requests from different computers
on the network? In reading the Admin Guide it appears that
it supports Win98/2000/XP as well as Mac AppleTalk?

I'm not sure how it works. If a job is being printed
from PC #1 and PC #2 wants to print, does PC #2 just
see that it's busy and waits until job #1 is finished?

Or does the 620n keep track of jobs from multiple computers
such that one can somehow see that the 620n has a queue
of multiple jobs?

Bob-

I have the JetDirect 615n in my HP CLJ 4600n's EIO slot. I'm not sure what the difference is with the 620n, but it might have something to do with the type of network interface. The 615n is strictly Ethernet. Where I used to work, they were used where there might have been fifty people printing to one heavy-duty printer.

I found an HP P3005n at the HP web site that already has a JetDirect card installed. If you plan to use Ethernet to connect, you probably don't need to purchase a new 620n card.

It would seem that the JetDirect print server does most of what you want. It accepts a print job and completes it before accepting another. Each computer seems quite happy to wait its turn.

I don't think there is a way to see the JetDirect's print Queue. If you need that ability, it may be necessary to set up a computer as a print server using software with the ability to manage the Queue. However, one of the other computers can bypass such a server and print directly to the JetDirect. Such a print job would not show up in the server machine's Queue. (Does this make sense?)

The HP P3005n looks like a good choice for a small office environment. I think it would be a good idea to increase its memory to the maximum it can use.

Hi Fred...

Thanks for the reply. I looked at the detailed spec for the
HP P3005n and I believe you are correct in that it already has
an EIO 620n card installed. Your description gives me a better
understanding of how it works.

Now I have to do some research & comparison with a Lexmark T640/642
printer...

Bob
.

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