[cups.general] HP LaserJet 4100 print garbled

[Larry Alkoff]

Please ignore.  Wrong subject and wrong text!  Nothing to do with Cups.

Larry Alkoff wrote:
> I purchased today a used HP LaserJet 4100 with a network card installed 
> for use in Linux but cannot connect to the web based configuration 
> interface.
> 
> The HP LJ 4100 User Guide I downloaded tells all the wonderful things 
> you can do using the internal web server but gives no idea how to find 
> or set it.
> 
> I have a JetDirect card installed that says "i/o card ready" and 
> contains a (long) host name and domain name plus internet IP address, 
> Default gateway and DNS server but I can't connect to any of them.
> The IP address given is 144.45.155.161 but just gives me a url not found 
> error.
> 
> I assigned a fixed DHCP IP address on my internal net based on the MAC 
> address of the printer but still can't connect or ping the IP addr. 
> Shouldn't I be able to connect to the internal 	
> web pages on my internal non-routable subnet which starts with '10'?
> 
> Someone told me to "press the green button and power up the printer 
> until cold reset appears in the menu" but I don't want to change the old 
> settings and there is nothing at all about this procedure in the User Guide.
> 
> Can someone give me some hints how to proceed?
> I'm very familiar with networking but not with LaserJets.
> 
>   Larry
> 


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Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX
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