> Would you describe this cable for me? "parallel cable from my router!" > I am looking for a solution to using a HP LaserJet 6MP via Jaquar,
It means they have some kind of router (probably an ADSL or cablemodem one) which contains a network print server. If you don't have one, it's no help, unless you're prepared to buy a printserver - or a router with one integrated! Macs don't support parallel ports. But OS X does support printing to a network printserver. So, attach a parallel printer to such a printserver, and as long as you have a driver, you're working. A print server is a device for corporate networks. It's a tiny dedicated box that plugs into Ethernet on one side and a printer on the other, so a printer can be directly attached to the network rather than to a PC. Some high-end printers come with them built in; in other words, the printer has an Ethernet port on the back. There are several ways of talking to a print server. Many manufacturers use proprietary drivers; HP's system used to use the old mainframe network protocol DLC and kept that ancient system alive for decades after everyone else forgot it. Also Novell's IPX/SPX system is widespread. However, now everyone is converging on TCP/IP. That can still mean a variety of APIs but the Unix LPR/LPD system is very common. So you need a print server that talks TCP/IP (or Appletalk, I suppose) and can be addressed by a standard OS X understands: LPR/LPD or whatever else CUPS knows about. I don't know a list of supported standards, I'm afraid. HTH. -- Liam Proven � http://welcome.to/liamsweb -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
