>The problem as I see it is that you specify id=HPTCPJD in IOCONFIG, which
>(I assume) tells the spooler something like "When you query the printer
>via IP, it is going to send back HPTCPJD as an identifier" (Any IP gurus
>want to verify this for me?).  I also assume that non-JetDirect cards will
>return some other identifier, or non at all.  I'd like to  a)  find out
>what id is returned by non-JetDirect cards; and b) have IOCONFIG support
>this id.  Right now, it seems that anything other than HPTCPJD results in
>***error*** This device is not supported.

Steve,

Like I said in my original message, the third party software uses a specific
port to print to the JetDirect.  In NBSpool, the portion of the syntax is:
PTYPE=LJ.  This tells the software that the port to use is the HP JetDirect
port.  If you say, PTYPE=2501, then it will use port 2501 to talk to the
printer.  This is useful for the NetJet - Emulex printer server since this is
the port it uses.  I wonder if it would be possible for HP to allow the same
type of syntax.  IE: id=2100 to print to port 2100 (used on the Xyplex
printers).

What type of printer do you have?  Maybe we can test this out and see if HP
already has this feature built in, but just not advertising it. (would you
advertise the fact that you can print to GASP! someone else's printer?  I would,
but then...)  If the feature is not in there, maybe we can ask for it.

Kevin "love the NBSpool product" Newman