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Re: Monitoring HP plotters?



 On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:26:20 -0400 (EDT) 
"John Abreau" <[hidden email]> wrote: 

> I have an HP DesignJet 130nr plotter, and I'm trying to find a way to 
> remotely monitor its status, especially to monitor the ink cartridges 
> so I can replace them before users start complaining that they're 
> empty. 
> 
> The web interface doesn't seem to support this, and when I enable 
> SNMP and do an snmpwalk, all I get is network-related information, 
> nothing about ink levels or the status of the paper roll. 
> 
> A google search and a search of www.hp.com didin't turn up anything 
> about SNMP for this plotter. 
> 
> Has anyone else found a way to monitor these devices? I'd like to 
> find something I can plug into Nagios, if possible. 


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