Network Printers

[stevo1210]

My friend called me this morning about her printer. I fixed her Compaq Presario V2417AP laptop recently and I didn't set up the printer for her (totally forgot about it).

Anyway it's a network printer but I'm pretty much clueless to what the hell is going on in terms of setting it up. I believe the printer is a HP?... making a random guess here because all the computers and laptops at her place are HP/Compaqs.

Anyway how do I set up a network printer?

Thanks.

[ratdude747]

Re: Network Printers

do you mean one hooked to the network directly or one at a terminal on the network?

if hooked to the terminal, then:

windows:

make sure the printer is set to shared at the terminal. then at each other terminal, browse then network to find the printer, then double click it , wjich will start the process. you will then select models or install drivers by selecting "have disk". follow the on screen instructions

linux:

add a printer. select network printer and then windows printer via SAMBA and then browse the network tree to find it. then go on to select your model. follow the on screen instructions.



its a bit more difficult for ones hooked up directly, but its not too hard.


first, look at the printer's settings. you need the ip address of it. should be in settings somewhere. write that down.

2. if you are in windows (and linux), add a new printer.

Windows: when you select the port, choose "new port"
and from the drop down menu, select the ip setting (its some thing goofy but has ip in it).

use the default port # (should be port 9100) and enter in the ip adress you copied

then select model or select "have disk" to use the inf in the driver package. if you already installed drivers, it should be in the list

for linux, select from the new printer page, network printer and if the printer shows up (as the ip adress you wrote down) then select that. if not, the select hp jet direct, then enter the ip adress.

keep the port on port 9100. then go on to select your printer model.


there you go!

ps- fyi, hp has the best linux support of any printer company. brother is second, canon/epson are tied, and lexmarks are paperweights for then newer ones (older ones had drivers but were a pain to set up.)

[stevo1210]

Re: Network Printers

One printer is a HP Laserjet 2840 and the other printer is a HP Laserjet 8100... I don't know how to set these up... they are connected directly to a dynalink access point. Please help me.

Thanks.

[kikkoman]

Re: Network Printers

first thing you need to know is the IP address. how to find out?

a) it has a default ip (hp document -see below- says it could be 192.0.0.192) or
b) browse the windows network neighborhood or look in the AP web config (both unreliable) or
c) print a self test or config page from the printer's menu.

maybe the IP can be set in the printer's menu. works with my very old LJ4 but i think all the new HP lasers have a web frontend.

once you're there, the rest *should* be easy.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...ctID=c01548316

[stevo1210]

Re: Network Printers

I'm just wondering... but does the laptop have to have the same "workgroup" name as all the other PCs to see the printer? The printer is connected to a Dynalink router and the PCs are connected to that Dynalink router too.