Remote Restart JetDirect Laserjets?

[cjmac]

Hi there,

Anyone know if it's possible to send some kind of (SNMP? PJL? RCFG?) "reboot" command to a JetDirect server? I've noticed that when certain errors occur, the embedded web server doesn't respond, but telnet server does.

Some of my printers are 10 mins+ walk away, and some are an hour's drive away (and my users aren't about to do it). I know the option is there in Web JetAdmin, but I'm not allowed to use that here (long story).

Anyone know how to manually do it? Hope I'm being clear.

[nmfaxman]

I haven't dealt with the newer JD cards but I would think a user could unplug the card and count to 10 to plug it back in.
If they won't respond electronically, a hard reboot would at least save you a trip to do the same thing.
Just food for thought.

[cjmac]

I haven't dealt with the newer JD cards but I would think a user could unplug the card and count to 10 to plug it back in.
If they won't respond electronically, a hard reboot would at least save you a trip to do the same thing.
Just food for thought.

Hey, I appreciate the response. Not allowed to ask users to touch hardware (they're not supposed to at all) - and it's not the card, it's the actual printer that needs restarting.

I haven't dealt with the newer JD cards either - all mine are 610/615/620

[JustManuals]

Well you DO know that the 615n card has been recalled by HP right?

Paul

[cjmac]

Well you DO know that the 615n card has been recalled by HP right?

Paul

I do now. Hmmm. Got a lot of them out there. Any problems with the 620s?

[JustManuals]

None that I've heard of. The 615 problem was a while ago. They were giving replacements but I think that's long over. You should do a search for the 615 on the HP site. I have the HP Service Note on this problem.
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[fixthecopier]

The 615 card is so bad it can cause problems by just being in the machine even if you are not using it. When I have an HP that will do any number of stupid things, and has a 615 card, I upgrade them to a 620 and problem solved.