Carl Lowenstein said:
> I have recently acquired an HP 1200d "Business Inkjet" printer. It is
> a wanna-be networking printer, in that it has a blank spot on the rear
> panel where a 10BaseT connector might be. It also does not have
> JetDirect network interface firmware installed, although higher models
> of the same printer have both.
>
> Someone in LA who is selling these printers on eBay claims that the
> networking interface can be bought as a spare part from HP. When I
> pressed him for the exact part number so I could look it up and buy
> one, he told me "RJ-45". (insert smiley here)
>
> I have had email correspondence with HP customer support. They
> suggest that if I want to use this printer on a network I should buy a
> $300 JetDirect print server box. I pointed out to them the absurdity
> of buying a $300 box to add functionality to a $200 printer to make it
> match a $250 printer. No answer back.
I have a Jet Direct card J3113-61002. I don't know if it is the right
one for that printer. If it will work, contact me off list.
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