Setting up a network printer

[pmeswani]

Originally Posted by Mustang

Yes it does.



Remind me again how to check this........?!




Didn't seem to help!



Switched this off and the problem still exists.

I get the error message "Unable to connect".....

Originally Posted by Mustang

HP2710 all in one! I have never had any problems with it before - just seems to dislike being a share printer on the network.

Daft question.... is the printer connected to your wired computer and shared? If so, what operating systems are on your 2 computers? Is the printer a visible share on the wired computer? I would personally try and connect direct (as already suggested) via ip and tcp port (i think) 9100.

BTW, the best way to find out what IP address a machine is using is via command line... ipconfig /all. I suspect that it is, especially if you are using dhcp.. but just want to make sure that it isn't using a 169 address. I can only assume that you are able to access the internet ok'ish via the laptop.

[Spacecadet]

Originally Posted by pmeswani

Daft question.... is the printer connected to your wired computer and shared? If so, what operating systems are on your 2 computers? Is the printer a visible share on the wired computer? I would personally try and connect direct (as already suggested) via ip and tcp port (i think) 9100.

According to the first post, the printer is connected directly to the router

[Mustang]

Thanks for all the responses guys - useful information for reference. Having thought it through I went back to basics again and re-installed the drivers for the printer and it seems to work OK now.

I appreciate the suggestions.