JetDirect EX Plus3 vs. 500X

[Dan]

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Trying to decide between these two and would appreciate any suggestions.
HP says the EX was discontinued 1999 and can't provide any deatils. Both
seem to be 3 port parallel print servers. Thanks. Dan

 

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In article <1gkklih.1h7rw4733im5qN%dcallaha@infionline.net>,
dcallaha@infionline.net says...
> Trying to decide between these two and would appreciate any suggestions.
> HP says the EX was discontinued 1999 and can't provide any deatils. Both
> seem to be 3 port parallel print servers. Thanks. Dan

We have several EX's at work. Still work fine. I recently updated
their firmware, which supposedly fixes some vulnerabilities and similar.

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I have a couple of JetDirect EX print servers (though only the dual-port
versions). They work fine, but one caveat: these devices don't work with
DHCP servers, and can only obtain their IP addresses from BOOTP servers.
There are a couple of public domain/shareware BOOTP servers available for
download if you look around. I have to run one whenever I unplug a
JetDirect EX server. It's easy to do, and not inconvenient, but it may be a
concern.


"Dan" <dcallaha@infionline.net> wrote in message
news:1gkklih.1h7rw4733im5qN%dcallaha@infionline.net...
> Trying to decide between these two and would appreciate any suggestions.
> HP says the EX was discontinued 1999 and can't provide any deatils. Both
> seem to be 3 port parallel print servers. Thanks. Dan

 

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In article <2rheonF19n0ceU1@uni-berlin.de>, ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com
says...
> I have a couple of JetDirect EX print servers (though only the dual-port
> versions). They work fine, but one caveat: these devices don't work with
> DHCP servers, and can only obtain their IP addresses from BOOTP servers.
> There are a couple of public domain/shareware BOOTP servers available for
> download if you look around. I have to run one whenever I unplug a
> JetDirect EX server. It's easy to do, and not inconvenient, but it may be a
> concern.

You can use either Telnet or HP software to get into them. The HP
software can use DLC/LLC or similar if it can't figure out the TCP/IP
address. Once in, you can force it to a particular IP address.

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[Dan]

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Thanks for the feedback - sounds like either unit will work.

PTRAVEL <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have a couple of JetDirect EX print servers (though only the dual-port
> versions). They work fine, but one caveat: these devices don't work with
> DHCP servers, and can only obtain their IP addresses from BOOTP servers.
> There are a couple of public domain/shareware BOOTP servers available for
> download if you look around. I have to run one whenever I unplug a
> JetDirect EX server. It's easy to do, and not inconvenient, but it may be a
> concern.
>
>
> "Dan" <dcallaha@infionline.net> wrote in message
> news:1gkklih.1h7rw4733im5qN%dcallaha@infionline.net...
> > Trying to decide between these two and would appreciate any suggestions.
> > HP says the EX was discontinued 1999 and can't provide any deatils. Both
> > seem to be 3 port parallel print servers. Thanks. Dan

 

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In article <2rheonF19n0ceU1@uni-berlin.de>,
"PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have a couple of JetDirect EX print servers (though only the dual-port
> versions). They work fine, but one caveat: these devices don't work with
> DHCP servers, and can only obtain their IP addresses from BOOTP servers.

Strange, I thought DHCP is supposed to be a superset of BOOTP and
compatible with it. It should work. But then, I don't see my EX listed
in my server's DHCP client list... But somehow the EX has a valid
setup.. Hmmm.

This isn't a problem for me since my place is all-Mac and we're using
the EX via AppleTalk.


> There are a couple of public domain/shareware BOOTP servers available for
> download if you look around. I have to run one whenever I unplug a
> JetDirect EX server. It's easy to do, and not inconvenient, but it may be a
> concern.

I have yet to connect to a builtin web server on my EX. I'm thinking
you might want a more recent print server for that reason.

>
>
> "Dan" <dcallaha@infionline.net> wrote in message
> news:1gkklih.1h7rw4733im5qN%dcallaha@infionline.net...
> > Trying to decide between these two and would appreciate any suggestions.
> > HP says the EX was discontinued 1999 and can't provide any deatils. Both
> > seem to be 3 port parallel print servers. Thanks. Dan
>
>



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Walt Sellers <instructionsInMessageBody@the.bottom> wrote in message news:<instructionsInMessageBody-C2B9F6.01295928092004@news-server1.tampabay.rr.com>...
> In article <2rheonF19n0ceU1@uni-berlin.de>,
> "PTRAVEL" <ptravel88-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a couple of JetDirect EX print servers (though only the dual-port
> > versions). They work fine, but one caveat: these devices don't work with
> > DHCP servers, and can only obtain their IP addresses from BOOTP servers.
>
> Strange, I thought DHCP is supposed to be a superset of BOOTP and
> compatible with it. It should work. But then, I don't see my EX listed
> in my server's DHCP client list... But somehow the EX has a valid
> setup.. Hmmm.

The JetDirect EX was manufactured before the DHCP standard, I think.
Regardless, it can't obtain addresses via DHCP.


>
> This isn't a problem for me since my place is all-Mac and we're using
> the EX via AppleTalk.
>
>
> > There are a couple of public domain/shareware BOOTP servers available for
> > download if you look around. I have to run one whenever I unplug a
> > JetDirect EX server. It's easy to do, and not inconvenient, but it may be a
> > concern.
>
> I have yet to connect to a builtin web server on my EX. I'm thinking
> you might want a more recent print server for that reason.

Well, that's the whole point. JetDirect EX print servers are dirt
cheap -- they can be had on eBay for around $10 US. I certainly don't
see any reason to replace them with more expensive solutions just
because they require BOOTP. And they work just fine once their IP
address is set via BOOTP. Weird Solutions has a free BOOTP server
(limited to a single device at a time) for download which I use to set
my JetDirects if they lose power.

>
> >
> >
> > "Dan" <dcallaha@infionline.net> wrote in message
> > news:1gkklih.1h7rw4733im5qN%dcallaha@infionline.net...
> > > Trying to decide between these two and would appreciate any suggestions.
> > > HP says the EX was discontinued 1999 and can't provide any deatils. Both
> > > seem to be 3 port parallel print servers. Thanks. Dan
> >
> >
>
>
>
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> Walt Sellers
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