My question is, has anyone tried using them on an HP Jetdirect port?
I want to know if they have any oddball software they monitors toner
levels and the like. my current Canon i550 does this, and everytime I
print, a little window comes up from the Canon driver telling me it
can't communicate with the printer. Never mind the fact that the
printer downstairs is chugging away with no problem. I can disable
that software, but I have to do it for every account on every machine.
For whatever reason, the Canon ink monitor thingy can't read from a
standard tcp/ip port.
Actually I guess I have two questions. One, can I disable this Canon
stuff and does anyone have any advice getting this printer to work
flawlessly on an HP jetdirect port? Two, Can the Samsung 12XX laser
printers work flawlessly on an HP JD port?
Thanks!

In article <fp9mi05s30pa4icv0dcehboq2bh7mp6599@4ax.com>,
Nobody@nowherebecauseihatespam.com says...
The Canon utils require an IEEE-1284 connection, which requires the
ability to both send AND receive 8 bits of data via the 8-bit data
bus. Most JetDirect print servers only support the Centronics
interface, which means they can only send on the 8-bit data bus.

I have the same problem with my Canon printer, and simply live with it.

As to the Samsung, if they implement special utilities, it is doubtful
that they work through the JetDirect, unless they implement the trick
of using the 4 status lines to read a nybble at a time. Check to see
if they REQUIRE an IEEE-1284 compatible cable or not.

--Gene