TOPIC
I am trying to configure my print server to telnet to port 9100 so I can use a postscript code snippet to count pages. I get connected to the Color Laserwriter, but nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?
DISCUSSION Several laser printer vendors (including Hewlett Packard) support "interactive program" access to the Postscript interpreter via telnet at port 9100. Adobe originally created the "Interactive program" mode for postscript programers and testing engineers. However, the architecture has many potential applications. Some creative software developers have written UNIX shell scripts or other accounting systems that send a small postscript job to the interactive program for the purpose of calculating page counts for accounting purposes. The Color Laserwriter will answer telnet requests to the port number 9100 (which is HP's defacto port location for this service). However, the feature is not supported because the interpreter does not receive commands typed in telnet. Customers may mistakenly assume that the interpreter is receiving their commands because they receive no error messages or disconnections. Please note that this architecture is not defined in RFC 1175 (UNIX printing). |
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| Product Area: | Printers |
| Category: | LaserWriters |
| Sub Category: | Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS; Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS |
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