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If you do not have DHCP, you will need the HP network printer wizard app thingy to configure it via ipx/spx, or you will not bed able to access it.
If you're not a tech head like me, you may have problems installing it, so read the manual and HP support site carefully!
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Advantages: connect any printer to the network, Disadvantages: Can;t really use with non-HP printers, not bi-drectional in that respect, cost (when buying new)
...DHCP, you will need the HP network printer wizard app thingy to configure it via ipx/spx, or you will not bed able to access it.
If you're not a tech head like me, you may have problems installing it, so read the manual and HP support site carefully!
After that I connected my HP laserjet 6l, and that basically was it! it was that simple.
With windows XP, you simply add a network printer (TCP/IP)
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I got my 170x off ebay for the princely sum of £20 (tho no manual), and it was def worth it! I can now share this printer over the network without using a PC to share it with!
It wasn't easy to set up initally, but after running DHCP on my linux box it was easy to configure over the web interface.
If you do not have DHCP, you will need the HP network printer wizard app thingy to configure it via ipx/spx, or you will not bed able to access it.
If you're not a tech head like me, you may have problems installing it, so read the manual and HP support site carefully!
After that I connected my HP laserjet 6l, and that basically was it! it was that simple.
With windows XP, you simply add a network printer (TCP/IP) With 98, you needed the network printer wizard app.
Simple and not noisy, it just sits next to the printer, taking an additional power socket.
The HP JetDirect 170X Print Server is an external print server that allows you to connect your printer, plotter, or HP All-In-One peripherals with scanning capabilities directly to your network. The JetDirect 170X print server is among the industry's lowest price-to-performance server. It includes an RJ-45 port for 10Base-T unshielded twisted-pair cable and DB25 female connector. And it complies with IEEE 1284 bi-directional parallel port standard. The 170x offers reduced wait for print jobs because files print up to six times faster than a file server or PC connection. And it automatically resets after a power failure or when the network shuts down. It's ideal for connecting any printer with a parallel port (except GDI printers or HP DeskJet 710, 720, 820, 1000, HP Laserjet 1200, 1200n, 1220 printers and HP LaserJet 3100 xi Printer-Fax-Copier-Scanner). The HP JetDirect 170x is compatible with laser and ink jet printers, as well as dot matrix and non-HP printers, plus HP OfficeJet Pro All-In-One peripherals.
