[Info-vax] OT: DEClaser 5100 printer, ways to connect without Appletalk

[Richard B. Gilbert]

JF Mezei wrote:
> Maybe Paul Anderson can chime in...
> 
> 
> Apple is discontinuing Appletalk support for printers. (damned you !).
> 
> So, I will have to fire up my old mac so I can fire up the old NPMANAGE
> application to talk to the printer to configure it.
> 
> Does anyone know what protocols the ethernet card for that laser printer
> supports ?  I know it does LAT and Appletalk.
> 
> Does it support raw IP ? Is it bidirectional ?
> 
> I seem to recall it supported some microsoft thing as well. How
> functional is that protocol, and how dangerous is it to enable it ? Is
> it IP based and if so, what ports must I ensure are blocked, locked, and
> put behind a 3 metre thick lead wall to make sure people on the internet
> don't insert some microsoft virus onto my printer ?

A quick, and possibly useful, test is to telnet to the printer's IP 
address and port.  Type "Print me!<Ctrl-L>".  The printer should print 
"Print me!" and eject the page.