Re: Windows 2003 Server SP1 with HP Network printer

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This is fixed, weird, just reboot workstation and it fixed itself!

Not complaining.


"Tristan" <Tristan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "tristan" <tristan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I can successfully ping the printer, will post the routing table when I
> get to the other office.
>
> "Robert L [MS-MVP]" <noreply@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> it could be the routing issue. can you ping the printer's IP? Or post the
> result of routing table here.
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> "tristan" <tristan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've just setup a new Windows 2003 Server with SP1 installed. It has
> one HP
> Color LaserJet 2840 network printer connected to the network. The
> server
> has 2 network cards installed, one which connects to the ISP and the
> other
> for the private network.
>
> The problem I've got is that from the laptop when trying to install the
> printer software it says it can't find the device on the network, it
> provides an option to specify the MAC or IP address, I've tried both
> and
> both fail. The laptop has XP Service Pack 2 installed with the
> firewall
> disabled. I can ping the printer fine and print to it, but the printer
> installation software just cannot see the printer to allow the
> installation
> of the scanning / faxing / coping software. I think it must be a port
> that
> is not open on the server that is causing the software to fail, but I
> can't
> find out what port the HP printer software might need open. The other
> problem is that the W2003 box is using NAT I think and I'm not familar
> with
> it, it gave me a choice when installing it to choose either Private or
> Public and I think I choose Private. Everything else works fine on the
> network.
>
> Can anyone give me some things I can try, I'm running out of ideas.
>
> Thanks
> Tristan
> www.backpackpro.com
>
>
>
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