Pulled an old HP 2100TN out of storage today and printed it’s configuration page: a very old and unused IP address and gateway was assigned.  A quick poke around the internet showed an easy way to clear the JetDirect settings: hold the CANCEL button while powering the unit on and continue holding it for ten seconds.  It will reset to DHCP and another print of the configuration will give you the IP address.

Tape backup; boring, uneventful, necessary.  Nothing splashy or exciting about the oldest backup medium.  Why is it still in use? Tape is reliable, relatively inexpensive and gets the job done.  Most businesses running a server use a tape drive for daily backup of important documents, system files, what have you. Still don’t see the need?  Say your business works on important documents every day, making daily changes. Something goes wrong and you need a copy of a file from six days ago.  Since you overwrite the file on the server …