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Rebel Printer Won't Work with JetDirect Print Server
I have seven Lexmark 24xx Dot Matrix printers. Six of them work fine with HP JetDirect Print Servers (Either a 500x or 170x). The seventh worked for a while but now refuses. I have tried a new print server, no good. The printer will print fine when directly hooked up using either the parallel port or the USB port. I have tried switching parallel cables. Nothing seems to make a difference. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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The printers or the print servers?
either:)
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Sorry for the delay. Yes, all are on the same level of firmware. I have suspected that it is a hardware problem on the printer but can't prove it. Since it prints fine when connected directly to a PC on either the parallel port or the USB port, I would think that would rule out a port problem but I don't know. I compared the set up to that of the other lexmark printers and see no difference. I guess I just don't see what could have changed on the printer to make it stop working with the print server.
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I think that it must be an internal printer problem. I did a reset but it did not make any difference. I will now say uncle. I have a moderately acceptable workaround so I am moving on to other things. Thanks for your help!
Thanks for the points, sorry I couldn't help more.
Sometimes things just stop working- we have a printer that suddenly stopped accepting port 9100 jobs, but carried on accepting LPR - go figure.
Sometimes things just stop working- we have a printer that suddenly stopped accepting port 9100 jobs, but carried on accepting LPR - go figure.
Do all of them have the same level of firmware?.
Other than that, it would look like a hardware error.