TCP/IP Protocol Information

Information in this section of the Jetdirect configuration page is described in Table 9.4. For error messages, see Table 9.9.

Table 9.4

TCP/IP Configuration Information (1 of 4)

 

 

 

Message

 

Description

 

 

 

STATUS:

 

Current TCP status.

 

 

READY: Indicates the HP Jetdirect print server is awaiting

 

 

data over TCP/IP.

 

 

DISABLED: Indicates that TCP/IP was manually disabled.

 

 

INITIALIZING: Indicates that the print server is searching

 

 

for the BOOTP server, or trying to get the configuration file

 

 

through TFTP. An additional status message may also be

 

 

displayed.

 

 

An error code and message is displayed if the print server

 

 

is not ready. For more information, see Table 9.9.

 

 

HOST NAME:

The host name configured on the print server. It may be

 

 

truncated.

 

 

NOT SPECIFIED: Indicates that no host name was

 

 

specified in a BOOTP response or TFTP configuration file.

 

 

NPIxxxxxx: The default name is NPIxxxxxx, where xxxxxx

 

 

represents the last six digits of the LAN hardware (MAC)

 

 

address.

 

 

IP ADDRESS:

The Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to the

 

 

HP Jetdirect print server. This is a required entry for

 

 

operation of the print server on a TCP/IP network. During

 

 

initialization, a temporary value 0.0.0.0 is displayed. After

 

 

two minutes, a default IP address 169.254/16 or

 

 

192.0.0.192 is assigned.

 

 

NOT SPECIFIED: Indicates that an IP address is not

 

 

assigned or the value is zero.

 

 

SUBNET MASK:

The IP subnet mask configured on the HP Jetdirect print

 

 

server. During initialization, a temporary value 0.0.0.0 is

 

 

displayed. Depending on configuration parameters, the

 

 

print server may automatically assign a usable default

 

 

value.

 

 

NOT SPECIFIED: Indicates that a subnet mask is not

 

 

configured.

 

 

 

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