Dead(?) hp JetDirect ex PLUS = LJ 4ML; fix or replace - and with WHAT?

Dear fellow Mac addicts --
Some months back, various helpful souls (notably Greg Sahli) set me straight on the way to get my old serial-port hp LaserJet 4ML to be able to print from my two Tiger-Macs. For the past months, I've had an eBay-bought hp JetDirect EX PLUS Print Server hooked into an eNet switch into which both my Macs are networked. The serial side of that Print Server was connected to the LaserWriter 4ML. I managed to get the JetDirect EX PLUS's IP address set properly (again thanx to Greg Sahli!) and both Macs were able to print nicely to my old workhorse. We also have an Epson elCheapo for color. But that was then...
A week ago, we went on vaca and in prep therefor, I powered down the entire LAN, even going so far as to unplug the cable from the cable modem. Probably for the first time since I'd reset the JetDirect EX PLUS's IP addr, I powered it down by disconnecting my UPS from the mains and turning it off.
Everything has come back online just fine, save for the JetDirect EX PLUS and the ability to print to the LaserJet 4ML. The latter printer can print all its self-test pages and its serial input is plugged into the JetDirect EX PLUS. The LAN switch is hooked into the JetDirect EX PLUS's RJ45 plug and the LEDs on the switch itself indicate that a slow-speed Ethernet connect has taken place on that plug.
"This is curious," I thought, "because if I remember correctly, resetting the JetDirect EX PLUS's IP addr is supposed to be semi-permanent across power cycles."
I reset the JetDirect EX PLUS to factory default by the means described in its manual. Holding down the TEST button for more than 3 seconds results in the pattern of LED activity described in the manual, also.
The problem is that a brief depression of the TEST button, while the JetDirect EX PLUS is directly connected to the LaserJet 4ML, does NOT result in the latter producing a test page describing its various settings, including its now factory-reset IP address. [I'm satisfied that the LaserJet 4ML is OK, since it can produce its own test pages -- its internal electronics and paper transport are OK. It's unlikely that it is the serial plug or cable that has deteriorated over the last week.]
It therefore looks to me (and please check me on this and ask for any further tests or info) that this JetDirect EX PLUS managed to degrade while powered down over my vaca, and that it is DEAD.
I suppose I can buy another JetDirect EX PLUS on eBay... but should I?
I need cheap black-and-white laser-quality printing as well as the Epson color printer I have on my system... the faster the better...
The moderately expensive ($~60) print cartridge on the LaserJet 4ML was on its last legs anyway.
If this were your situation (and your JetDirect EX PLUS was indeed DEAD), would you buy another JetDirect EX PLUS and use it to resurrect the old workhorse LaserJet 4ML (whose cost by now has been completely recovered over the last >10Years!), or would you just chuck the lot and buy a new CHEAP PER PAGE, moderately fast (>5PPM) laser(-quality) printer with a more modern network interface? I think that I could part with $150ish for such a beastie.
So may I ask you which new printer would you recommend, and why please? Thanks for any cycles you can spare.
AL-PowerBook G4, hp JetDirect EX PLUS => HP Laserjet 4ML Mac OS X (10.4.6) 30GB iPod Video (5thGen)

Yipes, Peter Ragone1! That's some high-priced (for me) printer ya got there! I'm envious of its capabilities, and I guess I'd be OK with dispensing with duplex if need be...
IIRC we paid a cool thou for that LaserWriter 4ML a heckuva long time ago (>16Yrs back)... Not too bad for a guy who first used "Dover" laser printers back in the 1970s when they cost $1M and the US Government bought 'em for us (while PostScript was being invented by a friend); and who also bought the first "vaguely corporately affordable" laser printer for his company, for about $100K in the late 1980s...
I hear you about flimsy modern construction. If I can't find something that looks durable I may just spring for another JetDirect EX Plus and keep the ol' LaserWriter 4ML workhorse going until it craps out finally. After all these years, its page-count is still only about 21,000 -- so we're not a heavy-usage site by a long shot!
I'd say that my min requirements are shaking down to be
* >300x300 resolution (might as well improve)
* Network connectivity (RJ45 Ethernet)
* PostScript (not emulation)
* $200 or less
* B&W (I imagine color laser to be way too expensive)
* 10 PPM or better
* Cheapest cost/page
* Doesn't break if you look at it crosseyed
Nice-to-haves:
* Large paper capacity (I think the 4ML holds about 250 sheets, about .5")
* Duplex
Not needed:
* Envelope printing
* Color (that's what the Epson elCheapo's for)
=====
Starting to seem like Brother HL-2070N might be best, if it passes the crosseyed test and does PostScript... anyone know about whether it does .PS? I'm betting not because Adobe are notorious moneygrubbers and probably charge printer manufacturers a pretty penny for on-board PostScript interpreters...

Similar Messages

My iphone was stolen and then returned months later after I already got a new iphone the old iphone is disabled I sold it on eBay and don't have a computer to enable it will Genius Bar fix my phone and at what cost

My iphone was returned to me and its disabled because I reported it stolen months ago. Will Genius Bar enable it so I can sell it on eBay seeing as I already got a new one?? I don't have a computer to connect to iTunes. Will they charge me?

Genius bar appointments are free. To remove the passcode on a disabled iPhone requires forcing the phone into recovery mode & restoring it, using iTunes on a computer. Whether the genius bart will do this for you is a good question. I suspect if you can prove the phone is yours, there shouldn't be any issues. Only one way to find out, & that's to make an appointment.
Good luck.

HT4528 my I phone just went completely dead...it had a pretty full charge....what happened and how do I fix it. it is only three months old.

My I Phone 5 just went completely dead....it had a pretty full charge..
What happened and how do I fix it? It is only three months old

Restart device: Hold down the Sleep/Wake button and the home button together until the apple logo appears (ignore the ON/OFF slider) then let both buttons go and wait for device to restart (no data will be lost).

The little sticks or spokes inside my iPod charger input or port are broken. and falling off. Can this be fixed without replacing my iPod I haven't backed up my iPod in forever. My iPod is also dead.

The spokes or sticks inside my iPod charger port or input or broken and falling off. Can this be fixed without replacing my iPod? I haven't backed up my iPod in forever. Can I get back all my photos and videos even though I havent backed up my iPod in FOREVER?

- Contact a data recovery company if you want the data on your iPod
- This place may be able to replace the connector without erasing the iPod.
Simple and Affordable iPod Repair Services and parts from iResQ

Office 2013 Professional plus installation on a Windows 7 PC with Office Enterprise 2007 previously installed

I have a DELL XT2 with plenty of RAM and disk space.
Until, recently I had Office Enterprise 2007 running with Visio Professional 2007.
I wish I never tried to upgrade to Office 2013 Professional plus
- what a waste of time and nightmare. The software is not fit for purpose will only install on a PC that has never had office on it !!!! complete joke.
I uninstalled Office 2007, Visio Professional 2007, spent 15 hours cleaning the registry manually and using registry cleaning tools as Microsoft's uninstall does not work. I have tried clean boots, using Fixit tool to remove old
traces of Office but no success, I followed the article religiously on how to manually remove Office from the registry and disk.
The software when installed does not make it to the end and bombs out saying there is a bootstrap loader error, this is not funny any more.
Can someone advise how to fix this please, I have looked at all the proposed fixes on TechNet and they are a complete waste of time.
If nobody knows how to fix it and can someone point to a place where I can download 2007 Office Enterprise and Visio Professional 2007 so I can get back to where I was, I can't find the original disks but still have the license keys.
What can you say, what a waste of life. The folks that write and test the software should no better please don't release stuff that's not ready - it just creates a negative experience.
Thanks

After reading the whole post, I still don't capture the exact error message or code from it when you failed to install Office 2013.
The only clue is that "bootstrap loader error" ...
It seems that you want to upgrade Office 2007 to new Office 2013, by default, we could complete the uninstall previous Office version and install the new Office in the installation wizard.
At this point, if you get the install source through CD or other media. I recommand that we copy/paste the installation to local drive. Then turn off all of anti-virus and firewall, begin to setup in
Windows clean boot mode.
Please use a setup log to troubleshoot setup problems in Office if the installation problem still occurs.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826511/en-us
Tony Chen
TechNet Community Support

16 mo young Mac Pro will not turn on. Dead. Why. No problems ever! Installed Yosemite and did not boot up after. Did that kill it? To young to die. What

16 mo young Mac Pro will not turn on. Dead. Why. No problems ever! Installed Yosemite and did not boot up after. Did that kill it? To young to die. What happened?what do I do now??????? Help!

Note that you don't have a Mac Pro as stated. Your profile says you have a MacBook Pro. Please clarify as they are entirely different computers. If nothing below works for you, then make a Genius Appointment and take it in for service.
Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
    b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
     Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
     COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the
     computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager
     screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
4. Reinstall Yosemite: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall OS X from the Utilities menu, and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

HP Laserjet 1020 plus catridge leakage, the product is under warranty, what to do? on windows xp

HP Laserjet 1020 plus catridge leakage, the product is under warranty, what to do? on windows xp

If the cartidges you were utilizing were HP cartridges, then I would contact HP @ 800-474-6836 for troubleshooting and service options.
Good luck
Brent
Good Luck
Brent
***** Please select issue confirmed on the post of the person whom recommended the solution that fixed your issue. This way future board members can quickly access the solution****

The "plus" sign for opening a new tab disappeared. what happened?

the "plus" sign for opening a new tab disappeared. what happened? how can this be fixed?

hello, can you try to replicate this behaviour when you launch firefox in safe mode once? if not, maybe an addon is interfering here...
[[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]]

My Iphone4s won't turn on! I was using it 30mins ago. Went to take a shower left it on the bed, 20 mins later I pick it up it won't turn on. I though it was dead, plug it in nothing. connect it to my PC and it says the USB is not reconignized! Help

My Iphone4s won't turn on! I was using it 30mins ago. Went to take a shower left it on the bed, 20 mins later I pick it up it won't turn on. I though it was dead, plug it in nothing. connect it to my PC and it says the USB is not reconignized! Help what happened??? How do I fix this!!

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try another cable
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order. The hotness suggests a hardware problem
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Dead CD-R/RW drive. Which model to replace with and where do I get it???

Please help if you can. I have had my Imac for 4+ years and the CD-R/RW just died. I need to replace, but can't figure out from anyone which model and where to buy it.
The current information is as follows from the CD-ROM that has been removed. SONY, CD-R/RW Drive Unit.
Model No. CRX170E
Serial No. 7079750
Version: BA
Full bar code and white label on face is as follows:
SCDRW CRX17 678T0030 *SD21520ZLKOHA
I have looked throughout this forum, but can not see anything as to replacing the drive. I don't want an external, I want to fix the internal one with a replacement. I assume eventually this information may be useful to the Do It Yourselfers out there as it's only time before they die. Thanks in advance for any help...!

The 'fitting' document you sent is quite amazing and a great resource and reference guide. Unfortunately, it's not exactly what I needed.
What I need to know is where do I look to find a 100% compatible, super drive that would of shipped with the upgraded versions of my particular IMAC. I have found a ton of information as to incompatible drives with idvd 6.x, Itunes 6.x, etc. but no reference or on-line retailer that will enable me to replace my DEAD cd drive with a compatible superdrive.
System details are as follows:
Name: iMac G4 (Flat Panel)
Model: Mxxxx iMac G4 700MHz
Bus speed: 100MHz
Screen size: 15 inch
Factory: QT (Quanta, Taiwan)
URL: Technical specifications by apple-history.com codetonumber: 101 - 5U5109MDS43
Model introduced: 2002
Production year: 2002
Production week: 24 (June)
Production number: 1157 (within this week)
Finally, Sadly I had the low-end as described in the attached link near the bottom of this article. However, as stated direct from the apple-history description a superdrive was comptabile with this type of system. Surely there would be a newer model of CD-R/RW DVD Combo drive available to replace it with...? Yes/No...?
http://www.apple-history.com/?page=gallery&model=imac_flat

When will apple fix the bending problem with iPhone 6 and 6 ?

Does anybody know when new batches of the iphone 6 and 6 plus ,without the bending problem (bendgate), will be released ? I wanted to buy the iphone 6 but id rather wait till they fix the bending problem.

theatreus wrote:
I would like to calmly and rationally talk for a moment. On the internet and with people so invested in a company's products that can be hard to do. I find it very irritating reading people saying it is a hoax while I'm sitting here with a bent plus myself. First off, most people don't take major mainstream news companies seriously anymore. So CNNMoney isn't where anyone needs to be researching. However there are multiple other people who demonstrate this problem. So check YouTube and remember you'll find what you search for. So, if you search for iPhone 6 plus doesn't bend you'll find videos of people trying to prove it doesn't bend. It is getting ridiculous, XBOX VS PLAYSTATION, Creationists vs Evolutionists, iPhone vs Android. Seriously, I have a friend with an HTC One M8 and another friend who just got the regular iPhone 6. I told the guys about the reasoning behind the bend. "All aluminum bodied phones do it" my iPhone friends says yep that's true and my HTC friend comes over and asks me to bend his phone. I said no at first because i was afraid i might actually break it... He never put a case on his phone btw... He talked me into it and I couldn't bend it at my full force i barely saw it arch. After much more research I found out why that might be. THE ONE THING APPLE KEEPS PUTTING OFF. The screen on high end Android devices is Gorilla glass very hard to break and hard to bend. Maybe it is time I go back to Android. Logically they have better phones when you don't think about if its Apple or Android. Well I am sure I will get hate messages and grammer corrections and really intelligent comebacks but I don't care honestly.
<Personal Information Edited by Host>
Prove you have a bent Plus. Post a picture, but be advised, I work for a technology company and if you post a picture of a bent phone that can be easily found through Google, I'll report you.

Help to get my photo art edit software working in my new computer.i saved a backup before my old computer died. i have a new computer now, and is what i backed up, all i need to make my new computer have what i had in my old/dead computer?

help. am not a tech savvy person.
i do art with a win vista computer filledwith photoshop cs3 and tons uf unbelievable plugins that were given to me by a now deceased ps wizard.
that computer died. i now have a new computer, but it is of no value to me without the same art setup that i backed up into an ext hard drive.
i have wetechies @ 300 usd/year trying to remotely do that. day 2, so far no success.
i cannot afford to buy all that. i have cancer also, and with 6 months to live, friends have generously bout me a great computer for my art needs.
but i need more than a computer. and i need more than photoshop. i need the programs n things in my plugins .
does anyone know how to do that?
my wetechies from india are on day two, and ony have given me a 1.16 kb pd icon! then asked me if that was fine.
i said to them it is fine if it works! which it did not.
tody is day 2, person 2 attempting this.
is this an impossible feat?
they are not familiar with plugins, but they do comp tech stuff.
my cs3 extended and the plastic case bearing the serial #, bought for 900 usd, were stolen the night i was in the hospital having my mastectomy.
i had the ps3 inside the plastic case in my living room drawer. when i came home, there was a psc ( not extended ) in one of the 2 computer drawers.
i am not sure why. but in the second drawer was my chest xray from the hospital???? i suppose ,since i never looked at it myself, it may have had my personal info needed for the thief to pose as me. also, my purse, with passport,all forms of id and my keys, were stolen on another day . but i have bad credit, so good luck to them.
i want to spend my remaining time doing art. I even entered an art competition for charity. sponsored by Lilly oncology.
i know of no one who did art in my building at the time which was in florida, where i was having my chemo and radiion, and first surgery.
that computer, was broken, by someone trying to fix it. perhaps the only person i know who wopuld have an interest in the plugins as he was a photog and was familiar with the photog and ps wizard who supplied me my art stuff.
wheredo i go from here, inexpensively, i was gifted the computer of my choice. it is awesome for art. but i wanta photoshop in it, which i do not use for much, but i do use the plugins.
question- is it true that my new 64 bit computer with win7 is compatible with cs3 and higher? as well as plugins tha are 32bit not 64 bit?@

Whether your music purchases will be in the cloud will depend upon what country that you are in, and whether it is still in the store (record companies occasionally remove their music) - you can't add music to the cloud without subscribing to iTunes Match.
You should be able to copy your library over from your existing computer : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527

How do I fix a initializing problem with my macbook pro? I only get to the blank screen with the apple logo and the "processing something"sign... it just doesn't start the system....

How do I fix a initializing problem with my macbook pro? I only get to the blank screen with the apple logo and the "processing something" sign... it just doesn't start the system....
Please help
Marcelo

If there is no loading bar, it's usually a problem with a third party kext file in OS X itself.
You can press the power button down to force a hardware shutdown, then reboot holding the shift key down on a wired or built in keyboard, this will disable them and you go around and update your third party software.
Gray, Blue or White screen at boot, w/spinner/progress bar
Also take this time to backup your users files off the machine if possible.
Most commonly used backup methods
Sometime that won't work and you need to do more
..Step by Step to fix your Mac

Tap to click not working properly in Mountain Lion. How do I get apple to fix this major issue with mountain lion?

The tap to click does not work with mountain lion as it did before the mountain lion install. I purchased a brand new imac in August of 2011 and got a wireless keyboard and selected the wireless trackpad instead of a mouse. The trackpad worked wonderful pre upgrade with tap to click. Now after the install of the newest beast, I have to actually press the trackpad rather than a slight tap. I have carpel tunnel and this is causing great stress upon my hand. How do I get apple to fix this major issue with mountain lion?

Perhaps, I was not clear enough.
I have an imac purchased in Aug. 2011 which came with Lion 10.6 (two uprades before mountain lion)
Recently, I just purchased a macbook pro retina with Mountain Lion
On my imac, my settings allowed me to "tap to click" everything EXCEPT the initial log in at the star up of my imac, again running Lion 10.6
On my macbook pro retina which has Mountain Lion, I set up the "tap to click" option, but notice that a "hard" click was neccessary when trying to click things. I thought this was a macbook thing (my first one) so I went and upgraded my imac to Mountain LIon, BIG MISTAKE! Now both my imac AND my macbook only have limited "tap to click" options. Before mountain lion I could "tap" to highlight and select text, tap and drag, and many other thiings that Mountain Lion has disabled.
I am truly surprised that no one has noticed this MAJOR issue.
Is there a way to uninstall this update, similar to how on a PC you can go back to a restore point.
On another note even the way PREVIEW has changed is less user friendly, there used to be icons on the bottom right corner of the screen, now I have to double tap and select the option I would like to switch between contacts and thumbnails. This is really annoying and is causing me time when reviewing files.
Just in case anyone was wondering, I did go to system preferences -> trackpad -> select tap to click
In fact almost all of the trackpad functions have been selected.

Iphone 3G Software Update Fixes security vulnerability associated with viewing malicious PDF files?

Is there an Iphone 3G Software Update Fixes security vulnerability associated with viewing malicious PDF files? Latest version I can download is 4.2.1
I assume no fix is available, does anyone know if I'm still vulnerable to the security bug?

No fix is needed since that vulnarability isn't in 4.2.1.

Dead(?) hp JetDirect ex PLUS = LJ 4ML; fix or replace - and with WHAT?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for