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| Thread ID: 54092 | 2005-02-03 22:52:00 | Printer networking problem | allcamp (1882) | Press F1 |
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| 321293 | 2005-02-04 03:21:00 | The "USBNPRN1" port is a bit suspicious. I don't think a network printer should appear to be on a USB porton a client machine. That may be where the ME thinks it has a printer, because there wasn't one on its LPT1 port. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 321294 | 2005-02-04 04:15:00 | I have now got the problem sorted. Many, many thanks to all who offered suggestions. In the end I found Mercury's solution to be the one that worked. I had previously checked the Canon site (after reading an answer to a previous enquirer who had a vaguely similar problem) but I found it to be a bit too vague for me. This is an invaluable forum and with the FAQs and the helpful answers provided to those looking for information I nearly always find a solution without having to post a query. Once again, many thanks. |
allcamp (1882) | ||
| 321295 | 2005-02-05 23:09:00 | It occured to me that this is a problem that others may have so perhaps explaining the reason may help others in the future. Originally desktop personal computers were just that - personal. Networking was a thing that only the intrepid technicians ventured into and they were assumed to know what they were doing. Also, networks were originally created to share files... printers were an afterthought. Printer manufacturers therefore didn't add easy networking capability to their printer drivers because it didn't occur to them that there was a need for it. This doesn't mean they can't be networked... just that there wasn't a wizard to make it easy. As home networks became common the programmers realised there was a need for easy networking and so added the wizard to their drivers. So basically you set up the printer driver on each computer then, on the networked machine, manually write the path to the location. LTP1 usually has a physical port attached to it - that plug on the back of the computer - so it is better to leave it alone. Hey, you might want to use it sometime for a second printer! Not too many computers have a second plug but LPT2 is available if you install one. Therefore the answer is to hijack LPT2 for your network. What you do if LTP1 AND 2 are in use I don't know (I've never needed to do it) - but there is probably a way. |
Mercury (1316) | ||
| 321296 | 2005-02-06 11:36:00 | What you do if LTP1 AND 2 are in use I don't know (I've never needed to do it) - but there is probably a way.Normally I put them on port \\comp-with-printer-name\printer-name | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 321297 | 2005-02-06 18:27:00 | This may have been a case of the "I can't see you but you are definitely there" within Network Neighbourhood - which is why I always use the net use command. | Growly (6) | ||
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