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Date:	Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:51:47 PST7
From:	"J. R. Fox" <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-general@scoug.com
To:	scoug-general@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-General: Re: Digi 3400

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Steve Carter wrote:

> Recently I came across a few new, old-stock (circa 1996) DIGI 3410X
> pocket print servers. Smaller than a pack of cigarettes, the 3410X
> attaches right to the printer's Centronics port and has its own
> wall-wart 5V power supply, drawing about 3 Watts total. This
> 10MB/s device is plenty fast enough for a printer.

Thanks again for the heads up on this. So the cabling becomes what --
Computer ==> Hub ==> Digi ==> Printer, instead of Computer ==> Printer ?
Ethernet cable replacing Parallel printer cable ?

> Setup is by Telnet to the print server's settable IP address on port 2002,
> rather reminiscent of BBS-ing. One came with my Xerox NC20
> (rebranded Lexmark Optra 45) and works well. It supports ALL
> the desirable protocols. The firmware is easily flash-upgradable;
> the newest release is 1/9/2002 and added DHCP to my 3410X.

Nothing specific to this case, but I always advocate grabbing every driver,
Doc, or util. that might conceivably be of interest for something like this,
right away when you find it. No telling how long the stuff will remain
available. Sometimes a resource like the Hayes site may stick around for
a couple years after the Co. is no more, but often not.

> for all the latest files.

Which file is the latest firmware, by the way ?

> I chose NOT to use the included Windows LPR program and instead use
> the FREE IBM LPR Remote Printing Client for Windows 95, available
> for downloading from the www.printers.ibm.com (works on W98 too!).

How 'bout for NT / W2K ?

> Need I mention? OS/2 comes with TCP/IP printing -- nothing else needed.

Good. But we'd need to enable something or other, I imagine.

How many of these gizmos do you run in your setup ? One for each printer ?

Jordan

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