HP color laserjet 4600 parallel port is wierd need help to identify

Hi I have a laserjet 4600 and it has a wierd looking parallel port and I can't seem to find out the name for it so I can buy it online. I have tried looking for it online but the only thing that comes up is the IEEE 1284 36 pin parallel port. Can anyone help me identify this port so I can connect it to my computer?
Thanks

dan4757 wrote:
I am running windows 7 64 bit trying to connect to a HP color laser jet 4600. We have tried multiple times to get a Notebook to load the driver. Everything works and asks to print a test page. When you press print test page nothing happens and nothing will print.
This is a working printer. It is presently hooked to a network and it works from it. I am trying to make it work from my notebook. I am using a ethernet cable wired directly to the Jetdirict card.
Do I need to set up a network. I know the IP of the printer and can not access it from the Notebook.
This should work for you. I've installed several printers using a Jet Direct this way:
Install the printer manually. Go into Devices and Printers -> Click "Add a printer" then select "add a local printer" and select the option for "Create a new port - Standard TCP/IP Port" and click next. Type the IP address of the printer into the Hostname/IP Address field then click "next" - Choose Hewlett Packard Jet Direct from the Standard drop down menu then click next. You will need to select your printer model/driver from the list and then click next.

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I am running windows 7 64 bit trying to connect to a HP color laser jet 4600. We have tried multiple times to get a Notebook to load the driver. Everything works and asks to print a test page. When you press print test page nothing happens and nothing will print.
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