Jay
> - Lexmark came closest to portraying the proper results; their
> value for the hrPrinterDetectedErrorState clearly indicates
> "doorOpen", but for some reason the printer also declared
> itself as being "offline" at the same time (was this a fluke,
> or does the printer always go "offline" in this scenario?).
Whenever a Lexmark printer can not print for some reason, it is considered
"offline". The parallel and serial ports(assuming NPAP is not being used) will
not accept data, and I believe that the network cards do not accept data.
Is there a definition of "offline" in the mib?
Gail