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TCP/IP Protocol Information
Information in this section of the Jetdirect configuration page is described in Table 9.6. For error messages, see Table 9.11.
Table 9.6 | TCP/IP Configuration Information (1 of 4) | |
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STATUS: |
| Current TCP status. |
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| READY: Indicates the HP Jetdirect print server is awaiting |
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| data over TCP/IP. |
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| DISABLED: Indicates that TCP/IP was manually disabled. |
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| INITIALIZING: Indicates that the print server is searching |
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| for the BOOTP server, or trying to get the configuration file |
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| through TFTP. An additional status message may also be |
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| displayed. |
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| An error code and message is displayed if the print server |
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| is not ready. For more information, see Table 9.11. |
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HOST NAME: | The host name configured on the print server. It may be | |
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| truncated. |
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| NOT SPECIFIED: Indicates that no host name was |
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| specified in a BOOTP response or TFTP configuration file. |
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| NPIxxxxxx: The default name is NPIxxxxxx, where xxxxxx |
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| represents the last six digits of the LAN hardware (MAC) |
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| address. |
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IP ADDRESS: | The Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to the | |
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| HP Jetdirect print server. This is a required entry for |
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| operation of the print server on a TCP/IP network. During |
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| initialization, a temporary value 0.0.0.0 is displayed. After |
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| two minutes, a default IP address 169.254/16 or |
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| 192.0.0.192 is assigned. |
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| NOT SPECIFIED: Indicates that an IP address is not |
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| assigned or the value is zero. |
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SUBNET MASK: | The IP subnet mask configured on the HP Jetdirect print | |
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| server. During initialization, a temporary value 0.0.0.0 is |
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| displayed. Depending on configuration parameters, the |
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| print server may automatically assign a usable default |
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| value. |
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| NOT SPECIFIED: Indicates that a subnet mask is not |
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| configured. |
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ENWW | HP Jetdirect Configuration Page 215 |