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| Thread ID: 118891 | 2011-06-25 05:15:00 | Setting up Network printers over a wireless network | grb (7453) | Press F1 |
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| 1211929 | 2011-06-25 05:15:00 | Hi, I have a HP Laserjet 1022N and a HP Colour Laserjet 2600N. Both are set up with static IP's. I have 3 computers: a HP dx 7300 MT, a HP Mini, and a HP Pavilion DV6700 All computers are using WIN 7 I have a SMC Barricade N Modem/router The dx 7300 and the printers are connected through the router with cat 5e while the netbook and notebook access it via wireless. I have no problem setting up the dx 7300 to print to these printers but have been unsuccesful with the netbook and notebook. I can ping the printers and also log on to them, but they won't print. Please advise Thanks :confused: |
grb (7453) | ||
| 1211930 | 2011-06-25 06:43:00 | How are you attempting to print? IE are you direct printing to the printers IP or are you using the PC as a print server? | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1211931 | 2011-06-25 08:03:00 | You do it the same way, like you would with ethernet | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1211932 | 2011-06-25 08:22:00 | Hi grb Please confirm that you have installed the printers, as network printers, and their drivers, on the two PCs that fail to print. Remember the wireless link to the router and the cat5 cable from router to printer are just alternatives for a usb cable on a locally connected printer. All the data and command preparation is done in the PC trying to print under the control and rules supplied by the driver. |
jinja_thom (4306) | ||
| 1211933 | 2011-06-25 09:16:00 | A lot of printers don't seem to like being shared by a windows computer - best to install the network print drivers on each computer & have them all talk directly to the printer. | Greven (91) | ||
| 1211934 | 2011-06-25 23:55:00 | I have configured each computer to see the printer as a local printer and created a new Standard TCP/IP port to get to that IP address. | grb (7453) | ||
| 1211935 | 2011-06-25 23:58:00 | So do they all now print? | jinja_thom (4306) | ||
| 1211936 | 2011-06-26 00:07:00 | Nope, that is the problem | grb (7453) | ||
| 1211937 | 2011-06-26 00:10:00 | The more safer way to get the printers to work, since these are network capable, is attach them directly to the Router that way they have a fixed IP and dont need to have the other computers turned on. If you have them as local printers, the IP address is not needed in the printer settings, as the computers will be setting the IP for them, and the Computers they are attached to are best to have static IP's. If the printers are connected locally and working from that Computer, any other computer should pick up the existing drivers and copy them across as long as the printer is shared. Its not best have it set locally, and set a static IP in the printer, they will clash. ( or more to the point not work) You cant have two or more devices on the same LAN with the same IP address, by setting the printers as one IP,if connected to a local Computer, then the computer has to have a different IP address, and since a standard ethernet network connection is NOT a router then the printers IP wont work. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1211938 | 2011-06-26 02:53:00 | Something doesnt sound quite right here. Why are you manually setting up local ports etc. Have you lost your driver installation disk? If you run your hp driver installation disk and choose the network option and not local(usb) option, it should automatically detect your network printer and config your system for you. If you have lost your disk, you can download them from the hp website. | Iantech (16386) | ||
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