Product comparison · 2 print servers

HP Jetdirect 170x vs Intellinet 1-Port Parallel Print Server

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Intellinet 1-Port Parallel Print Server has 10,090 Mbit/s more Ethernet LAN data rates than the HP Jetdirect 170x (10,100 Mbit/s vs 10 Mbit/s). Networking standards: IEEE 802.3 on the HP Jetdirect 170x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u on the Intellinet 1-Port Parallel Print Server. Copper ethernet cabling technology: 10BASE-T on the HP Jetdirect 170x, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T on the Intellinet 1-Port Parallel Print Server. Networking features: Ethernet on the HP Jetdirect 170x, Fast Ethernet on the Intellinet 1-Port Parallel Print Server.

Networking standards
- Jetdirect 170x:IEEE 802.3
- 1-Port Parallel Print Server:IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data rates
- Jetdirect 170x:10 Mbit/s
- 1-Port Parallel Print Server:10,100 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technology
- Jetdirect 170x:10BASE-T
- 1-Port Parallel Print Server:100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Networking features
- Jetdirect 170x:Ethernet
- 1-Port Parallel Print Server:Fast Ethernet

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Comparison of Jetdirect 170x, 1-Port Parallel Print Server
30 specifications	A HP Jetdirect 170x View product	B Intellinet 1-Port Parallel Print Server View product
Featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN, Ready, Status, Yes
Number of simultaneous printersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Network connection type	Ethernet LAN	Ethernet LAN
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	10BASE-T	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP, DLC/LLC, IPX/SPX, NDS, Bindery, NDPS, NCP, IP Direct Mode, FTP Printing, Telnet, SLP, IGMP, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, HTTP	IPX, TCP/IP, AppleTalk, NetBEUI
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	0	0
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP Netware Unix/Linux Mac OS
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Embedded web serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	160 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	114.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	279.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	1.36 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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