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[Chris Bielanski]

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Troubleshooting Step #1: Connections, connections, connections.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillip Powell [mailto:phillip.powell at adnet-sys.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:21 AM
> To: NYPHP Talk
> Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] OT: Need help with XP and HP LaserJet 2200
> 
> 
> Bill, see below, thanx!
> 
> Kamm, William R (Bill), ALABS wrote:
> 
> >Here is how I set mine up on my home network:
> >
> >1. Assign the printer an IP address.  For example, 192.168.1.___.  I
> >can't help you with this, you need to look that up in the manual.
> >  
> >
> We've already done that step a long time ago as a matter of 
> fact.  I was 
> able to even view the webpage generated by opening a browser 
> and putting 
> in the IP for the printer on the "good" and "bad" machines.
> 
> >2. Click Start --> Settings --> Printers and Faxes, then Add Printer.
> >
> >3. Click Next on the first wizard page.
> >
> >4. This is where Microsoft screwed up.  DON'T click the "Network
> >printer" radio button.  Instead, click "Local printer 
> attached to this
> >computer".  Yeah, it makes no sense at all, but it works.  
> Uncheck the
> >"Automatically detect" checkbox, and click Next.
> >  
> >
> All of the other PCs are set up this way already for 
> configuration with 
> the printer.
> 
> >5. Select the "Create a new port" radio button, and select "Standard
> >TCP/IP Port" from the dropdown list.  Click Next.
> >  
> >
> 
> Actually, that port had already existed.  For good measure I deleted 
> that port and recreated it entering the IP address (see Step 7).
> 
> >6. As the next screen says, make sure the printer is powered 
> on and is
> >on the network.  Click Next.
> >
> >7. Type in the IP address, and the port name will be automatically
> >filled in.  Click Next.
> >
> >8. After that, just follow the prompts to find your printer from the
> >list, assign it a name, and print a test page.
> >  
> >
> 
> Bill, I did all of that last night, to no avail.  It would still not 
> print when set up this way; even though the other machines 
> were set up 
> exactly in this format to a tee and can print, the 2 other machines 
> could not.  I had managed to connect to a network printer using the 
> network domain workgroup name and it worked until this morning - no 
> explanation whatsoever, it just stopped working!
> 
> >Bill
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org 
> [mailto:talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org]
> >On Behalf Of Phillip Powell
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:01 AM
> >To: NYPHP Talk
> >Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] OT: Need help with XP and HP LaserJet 2200
> >
> >
> >It's attached via RJ45 Ethernet.  And the company is getting someone 
> >else to do it apparently at this point.  I had it working last night 
> >whereby I was able to add them to the network workgroup 
> (rather, re-add 
> >them) and then was able to print; somehow, they can't print anymore.
> >
> >Phil
> >
> >Kamm, William R (Bill), ALABS wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>How is the printer attached?  Ethernet?  USB?  
> Parallel/Centronix?  If 
> >>it is networked (RJ45 Ethernet), configuration is not that 
> simple.  If 
> >>you follow the print wizard, you will go wrong.  Let me 
> know, maybe I 
> >>can help.
> >>
> >>Bill
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org 
> >>[mailto:talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org]
> >>On Behalf Of Phillip Powell
> >>Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:40 PM
> >>To: NYPHP Talk
> >>Subject: [nycphp-talk] OT: Need help with XP and HP LaserJet 2200
> >>
> >>
> >>Sorry, I've turned to everyone I know, and everyone I know 
> knows Linux
> >>now (including me) and not XP.  Barring reconfiguring 
> everything to RH 
> >>(dream, but not reality):
> >>
> >>We have two new XP-enabled machines here at work and 
> neither will print
> >>using our existing HP LaserJet 2200 Series PCL 6.  I downloaded the 
> >>proper drivers from http://www.hp.com and attempted several 
> >>reinstallations of printers, to no avail.
> >>
> >>Each time it will attempt to print, only to time out and throw a
> >>timeout-related error each time it tries to print: "The 
> document has 
> >>failed to print".
> >>
> >>Has anyone out there had experience working with both XP and HP 
> >>LaserJet
> >>
> >>printers? I am on a serious time crunch and have to have this 
> >>configured
> >>
> >>by morning and I'm stuck!
> >>
> >>Help!
> >>
> >>Thanx
> >>Phil
> >>
> >> 
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
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> -------------------
> Phil Powell
> Multimedia Programmer
> BPX Technologies, Inc.
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