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

[JF Mezei]

Richard B. Gilbert wrote:

> RTFM??  Seriously, how do you expect to configure the printer on your 
> system without knowing the printer's IP Address and what port(s) it uses?

Because in the past, I used LAT and Appletalk to talk to that printer. I
know its IP, but I do not know what other protocols it supports.  And
yeah, I guess I need to find documentation for that printer.

> If all else fails, I have somewhere a program that will run through, I 
> think, all 65,536 possible ports

Thanks to a rapid tip from Mr Hoff, I have found a way to use my toes to
test the port numbers in a rapid sequence, allowing me to continue to
use my hands for more productive purposes...

So far, it has found:
Port Scanning host: 10.0.0.30

	 Open TCP Port: 	515    		printer
	 Open TCP Port: 	10000  		ndmp
	 Open TCP Port: 	10001  		scp-config


(my toes are using: Applications/Utilities/Network Utility -> Port Scan :-)


So it shows LPD being available (515) However, LPD is unidirectional as
I recall, so the printer driver cannot interrogate the printer's status
(memory, fonts etc) as well as receive messages such as "no more paper".

I guess I'll have to do more testing.