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HP Officejet Pro 8500A User Manual

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to help troubleshoot network connectivity problems. If you need to call HP, it is often
useful to print this page before calling.

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1. General Information: Shows information about the current status and active

connection type of the network, and other information, such as the URL of the
embedded Web server.

2. 802.3 Wired: Shows information about the active wired network connection, such

as the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, as well as the hardware address
of the printer.

3. 802.11 Wireless (some models): Shows information about your wireless network

connection, such as the hostname, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and
server.

4. Miscellaneous: Shows information about more advanced network settings.

Port 9100: The printer supports raw IP printing through TCP Port 9100. This
HP-proprietary TCP/IP port on the printer is the default port for printing. It is
accessed by HP software (for example, the HP Standard Port).

LPD: Line Printer Daemon (LPD) refers to the protocol and programs
associated with line-printer spooling services that may be installed on various
TCP/IP systems.

NOTE: The LPD functionality can be used with any host implementation
of LPD that complies with the RFC 1179 document. The process for
configuring printer spoolers, however, might differ. See your system
documentation for information about configuring these systems.

Understand the network configuration page

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