Duncan, That makes sense. I kinda had the same line of thought, though I could not put it that plainly. After a while, even with the laptop on sometimes the printer would not come back online. When that happens, only a complete re-install brings the printer back online. HP realizes some of the problem, as I searched their web site and saw some questions about the same type problem. ALas, there was very little suggestions for correcting it.
Oh well, as long as I don't move the router, I will be ok. lol Harvey Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:03:26 -0400 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [H] wify printer ? Harvey, Don't think using a PC would have helped. Think what may have happened was that somehow the laptop (PC) got coded as the printer's "print server." So that any print jobs had to be routed thru the laptop(PC) for processing prior to actually being printed (perhaps during a driver load during the initial install). This happened to me several times with my Brother CAT5e LAN printer. Many de-install/install sessions later I finally got the printer to sit by itself on the LAN without one of my PC's 'strapped' to it as a print server. I am getting very printer-shy now. They can be real animals to deal with on a LAN. My LAN is not WIFY, so all this may not even apply. WIFY I know next to zero about. Eek, machines on steroids with radio transmitters....... :) Just standard TCP/IP and ethernet on cable is about all I can handle; and often badly at that! LOL! Best, Duncan At 17:11 10/30/2007 -0400, HBest wrote: I don't think the printer came with one. But I had the cables so it was not a problem. I wonder now in hindsight, if I used one of the desktop units as the install vehicle I might not have had that problem. > Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:58:34 -0700 > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [H] wify printer ? > > thanks, that helps > have not had time to research this. > seems like it should connect wify to the router but with this I am a NUB > Did the HP come with a cat5 cable or did you need one ? > fp > > At 10:49 AM 10/30/2007, Harvey Best Poked the stick with: > >One issue I had, and it might have been some thing I messed up. I installed my WiFi printer (HP All in One) with a wireless Netgear router, using my laptop as the install vehicle. The problem was if the laptop was not "on" the other computers on the network could not communicate with the printer. The printer would show as off line. I solved this problem, by hooking the printer to the router with a cat 5 cable and then the network didn't "lose" the printer. I was never really sure what was causing the problem, and the router was right at the printer so using the cable was not an issue. > > > >I bought the WiFi printer as I planned to put it in a different location than it ended up. Again, never really sure if it was a "problem" or something I did wrong in install or setup. > > > >Hope that helps, but I doubt it. lol > > > >Harvey > > > >MY network is a wireless laptop and desktop and 2 wired desktops. WiFi printer and router. All network components are Netgear. > > > > > > > > > >---------- > >> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:19:54 -0700 > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; hardware@hardwaregroup.com > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Re: [H] wify printer ? > >> CC: > >> > >> thanks > >> > >> At 07:08 AM 10/30/2007, Joe User Poked the stick with: > >> >Hello FORC5, > >> > > >> >Monday, October 29, 2007, 6:39:34 PM, you wrote: > >> > > >> >> Have to set up a wireless printer, at the moment have no idea how the network is setup, whether a > >> >> router or direct. > >> > > >> >> I assume this is no big deal if there is a router. > >> > > >> >> Fp > >> > > >> > > >> >Wireless printer + wireless router = Easy. > >> > > >> > > >> >-- > >> >Regards, > >> > joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... > >> > >> -- > >> Tallyho ! ]:8) > >> Taglines below ! > >> -- > >> Be sure to use DEVICE=EXXON to screw up your environment. > >> > >> > > > > > >---------- > >Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. <http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct>Play Now! > > -- > Tallyho ! ]:8) > Taglines below ! > -- > I owe, I owe, so off to work I go. > > Peek-a-boo FREE Tricks & Treats for You! Get 'em! _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft Office Outlook – together at last. Get it now. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102225181033.aspx?pid=CL100626971033
