Printer IP settings... should I use both a static IP and a DHCP reservation, as suggested by Xerox?
They recommend using a DHCP reservation FWIW.
Already did both, but just curious about what you folks think. I've always used either of the two, not both.
> When you set a static IP address, Xerox recommends that you set a DHCP reservation at the same time.
> Note: Xerox recommends using DHCP reservations to assign IP addresses to your printers. DHCP reservations provide the most consistent IP addresses and the ability to connect with the Host Name.
My network does have DHCP reservations that are outside of the normal DHCP scope, too.
20-99 for dynamic, 100 and above for most static devices. 1-19 is reserved for network infrastructure devices.
(the C405 gets 103)
When a device needs a fixed IP address, I normally assign it at the device if possible and use a DHCP reservation if I can't. Not normally both at the same time.
FWIW printers are basically fixed devices. They're always going to be in the same place on the same network. A static IP address makes it a lot easier to access the web console.
Because your printer used to be at a different site which is now closed down, so it was moved here, but no one knows the IP it was on, because 'other site' and for some reason you can't log on to it locally or it needs to be configured via the network
and oh god that requires a factory reset, which can only be done by a tech and wtf.
I love how the raw text versions of IETF RFCs contain ASCII control characters that can be piped directly to port 9100 to a printer and get printed exactly as intended, albeit with appropriate configuration.
(have to use the web console to set PCL print settings: duplex long edge, add carriage return to linefeed and form feed)
That said... higher-end Xerox machines can directly print PDF files, so I could just as easily do curl https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/pdfrfc/rfc1178.txt.pdf | nc 192.168.1.103 9100 and expect it to print correctly.
That said, direct PDF printing is something that's commonly supported on laser printers that support PostScript. IIRC this includes many Canon and HP machines.
Anyhoo, I'm done futzing around with piping raw document data from the internet directly to my printer. I've used enough toner for the day.
(I did try to reuse scrap paper that would otherwise be discarded)
@forest: you might want to read the last few days' worth of messages for context regarding printing.
Long story short: I manage Xerox machines as one of my job roles at work. The assignment grew on me, and to take the experience home, I ended up throwing a thousand dollars on the behemoth that is the Xerox VersaLink C405.
I get why people hate printers. Yet I actually like working with them.
The fascination actually goes back to my college days, when I had to get a relatively beefy printer to handle large slide decks from my professors.
My previous machine is an HP Officejet Pro 8630. It's six years old and has printed almost 10,000 impressions.
I tend to learn best when I have dead-tree course materials in front of me.
And one of my professors required me to print a hard-copy of every source used in a term paper. The paper ended up approaching 20 pages when 8 was called for.
I ended up printing some 300 pages of content by the time I turned in the paper.
(I had a Brother laser printer in addition to an inkjet machine at the time)
Back then, I didn't understand how laser/LED printers worked. Today? I could recite the whole xerographic printing process.
@forest Well, this is caused by a non-removable waste ink container filling up. Nowadays, there are quite a few higher-end inkjet printers with replaceable waste cartridges to avoid this very issue.
This is rare with laser printers. Most machines have either a replaceable waste cartridge (as in the case with my C405) or waste containers built into print cartridges.
Eh, you might have to call for service, but this is extremely unusual. Some lower-end Kyocera ECOSYS machines (which use drums, developers, &c. that are designed to last the life of the printer) have waste containers built into the drums.
That said, even the low end ECOSYS machines are good for at least 100,000 pages.
