HP Color Laserjet 5

I wanted to connect this printer to my standalone pc via its jetdirect card
with an ethernet cable to a usb-ethernet adaptor on my win xp system
I used the add printer wizard on the pc to install, but it wont print a test
page or do any printing at all. I know nothing about networks etc, so I dont
know if what ive done is right or perhaps ive missed out some vital part of the
add printer process .
Please can some kind soul advise on this.
Yours sincerely
Ian

Kasfig wrote:
I wanted to connect this printer to my standalone pc via its jetdirect card
with an ethernet cable to a usb-ethernet adaptor on my win xp system
I used the add printer wizard on the pc to install, but it wont print a test
page or do any printing at all. I know nothing about networks etc, so I dont
know if what ive done is right or perhaps ive missed out some vital part of the
add printer process .
Please can some kind soul advise on this.
Yours sincerely
Ian

You neede to have some network setup to drive a printer over the network.

HP makes it easy with a network printer installation piece of software
that you can download for free.

Do a web search for "HP network printer installation" keywords Without
the quotes. Those keywords should be close enough to get you to the
download from HP in a page or two of results.

There is probably some kind of tutorial on the HP site as well.

Your printer must have a network address. Actually, the jetdirect card
must have an address (TCP/IP) and the test page that you print directly
from the printer panel (even when not connected to the network) will
probably list the address as something linke 192.169.0.2.....

The HP software will do almost all of the work for you.

YOu didn't mention the version of windows that you are trying to use. I
downloaded the latest software and found that it wouldn't correctly work
to hook up my WIN98SE computer to the print server and printer.

But an older version of the software worked perfectly.

I know nothing about the USB network adapter. There is some possibility
that you would need one of those $10 Network Interface Cards (NIC) in
your computer instead.


Jim

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Kasfig wrote:
I wanted to connect this printer to my standalone pc via its jetdirect card
with an ethernet cable to a usb-ethernet adaptor on my win xp system
I used the add printer wizard on the pc to install, but it wont print a test
page or do any printing at all. I know nothing about networks etc, so I dont
know if what ive done is right or perhaps ive missed out some vital part of the
add printer process .

Check the cables first. If the two devices are connected directly, you
need a special crossover Ethernet cable. If the computer and printer
are connected to a hub or switch, ordinary Ethernet cables will work.

Next, find the IP address and subnet mask of your computer by running
"ipconfig" from a command prompt:

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

(We'll assume your netmask is 255.255.255.0, as they usually are. If
yours is not, consult your network administrator for help.)

Take the first three bytes of the computer's IP address (192.168.1) and
choose another value for the last byte. We'll use an arbitrary value of
240. This gives us an IP address for the printer: 192.168.1.240.

Set the IP address on the printer; you should be able to do this from
the printer control panel. Make sure you also set the netmask value to
255.255.255.0. It may also be called "Subnet mask" or "SM".

You may need to reset or power off the printer to get it to use the new
settings. Afterwards, you should be able to "ping" the network adapter
from the command prompt:

ping 192.168.1.240

Pinging 192.168.1.240 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.240: bytes=32 time1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.240: bytes=32 time1ms TTL=64

The printer is done. Now set up your XP system to speak to it:

Choose Start/Settings/Printers and Faxes.
Double-click Add Printer.
Click Next.
Choose "Local printer attached to this computer".
Uncheck "Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer".
Click Next.
Check "Create a new port:"
Choose "Standard TCP/IP Port" from the drop-down.
Click Next.
Click Next.
Type in the printer's IP address: 192.168.1.240
Click Next.
If the printer is using a standard JetDirect, it will be autodetected.
Otherwise, you may have to specify your brand and model of print server.
If you can't find yours listed, click Custom.
Click Finish.
Choose your printer manufacturer and model, or use the "Have Disk"
button for a driver disk.

(Keywords for future searches: Windows XP, JetDirect, TCP, network,
printer, Ethernet, install printer wizard, wombat.)

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Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA