Re: HP jetadmin/webjetadmin software... Solaris support? (fwd)

From: Ed Hall (ehall_at_ultraspec.com)
Date: 08/24/05 

Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:55:35 -0600

"Craig Dewick" <cdewick@lios.apana.org.au> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.58.0508240755270.21146@lios.apana.org.au...
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> A few years ago I acquired a HP 4050N laser printer and have been using it
> happily since. At the time I installed HP's WebJetAdmin software which at
> the time had support for Solaris.
>
> I've been looking around recently and it seems HP no longer has any
> support for Solaris in it's WebJetAdmin software which is a pity as the
> ability to configure and monitor the printer and other HP devices (such as
> a scanner, etc. which are also HP products) remotely is very handy.
>
> Does anyone know if HP still does actively support it's WebJetAdmin
> software for Solaris, or if not is there something else that can do the
> same job? I've looked at the normal jetadmin software but that seems to be
> an OS level package rather than something with a web-based front end.
>
> Ideas anyone?
>
> Regards,
>
> Craig.
>
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Hi Craig,
If your HP is like the several different ones I have here, you don't need
WebJetAdmin anymore, just point your browser to the printers IP address and
wait for the java script to load... It's all browser based so OS shouldn't
matter.
Regards,
Ed Hall

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