Re: Question: HP 4MV, printer utility, Leopard

In article <bobball-868E20.13411403112007@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Bob Ball <bobball@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> In article 
> <jollyroger-EB72CF.10544003112007@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > In article <bobball-26A850.11283303112007@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> >  Bob Ball <bobball@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > 
> > > With a MacBook Pro and Leopard, I'm unable to use the HP printer
utility 
> > > with my 4MV. It's been handy for troubleshooting and occasionally 
> > > changing a static IP address, although I can do that from the
printer 
> > > control panel.
> > 
> > What happens when you try to use it?
> 
> Sorry, I should have pointed out that it's an HP's Printer Utility is 
> OS8-9 application. It will run in Classic, I think, and let me change 
> settings on the printer. But the MacBook Pro won't run any classic app, 
> won't boot into OS9. I have a G4 iBook which will run Classic but won't 
> boot in OS9. And it won't run Classic after I update it to Leopard, as I

> have the MBPro.
> 
> I put WinXP on the MBPro using Boot Camp, and I haven't checked out what

> drivers/utilities are available for it.
> 
> But the question came from a desire for a convenient tool for the job 
> using my everyday machine, rather than whether I have any ability at all

> to do the job using my old ought-to-be-retired Pismo or booting the 
> MBPro into Windows.

I'm not aware of any HP OS X compatible management tools. You can use 
telnet or run HP Web Jetadmin from Windows. If you have another Windows 
box on the network you could install Web Jetadmin on there and then use 
your Mac browser to control the application through Web Jetadmin's 
built-in web server. But that is *really* overkill considering how 
infrequently tools like there are needed on home machines. Personally, 
I'd just stick to telnet and move on to solving other 10.5 compatibility 
issues.