Hi Jim:
I have had the same problem since downloading sevice pack 2 for xp
(somethingI swore I would not do until updates have been out for at least a
year) on my desktop and my laptop. My IT geek at work has had the same
problem and cannot get an answer. I have e-mailed support and not received an
answer.
Have you had any success since your last post?
Any help would be appreciated. The only way I can print is to attach a cable
directly to my HP printer.
Thaks,
Don
"Jim Slager" wrote:
> Surgeon, thanks for your help. But I have set the printer at static IP and
> the problem persists. I will try working with HP.
>
> TheSurgeon wrote:
> > If the subnet mas is 255.255.255.0 there shouldn't be a problem.
> >
> > "Jim Slager" <jslager@inameU_NO_WHATcom> wrote in message
> > news:...
> >> Thanks, How about this:
> >>
> >> I'll set my router (WRT54G) to "Automatic Configuration - DHCP" with
> >> starting address of 192.168.1.51 and set the printer to "IP
> >> Configuration Method: Manual" with address 192.168.1.50.
> >>
> >> I'm just a bit worried that if I set the router to start at 51 that
> >> it won't
> >> recognize the printer at 50. What do you think?
> >>
> >>
> >> TheSurgeon wrote:
> >>> "Jim Slager" <jslager@inameU_NO_WHATcom> wrote in message
> >>> news:...
> >>>> I have a home wifi network with a win2000 desktop, a WinXP SP2
> >>>> notebook, and an HP 2510 wireless network printer. Recently, out
> >>>> of the blue, I am unable to print and get the following message:
> >>>>
> >>>> "The print spooler was unable to connect to your printer. This can
> >>>> be caused by your printer being turned off, the cable being
> >>>> unplugged, or being connected to a VPN, which will block you access
> >>>> to the local network. Your document will print when the printer
> >>>> becomes available."
> >>>>
> >>>> None of the suggested causes exist. I've noticed that I can print
> >>>> from the notebook only if the desktop is off but can't print from
> >>>> the desktop whether the notebook is on or off. I am suspecting IP
> >>>> addresses.
> >>>>
> >>>> The printer is currently at IP 192.168.1.51 and the desktop is at
> >>>> 192.168.1.52. IPs are dynamically assigned. However, when I do
> >>>> "ping -a 192.168.1.52" I get a message "Pinging HP2510
> >>>> [192.168.1.52] with 32 bytes of data:" which is the same as I get
> >>>> when I ping the printer. Is my desktop confused about IP addresses
> >>>> and thinks that its own IP is the printer IP? Or is the -a option
> >>>> just flaky?
> >>>>
> >>>> Any help would be much appreciated.
> >>>
> >>> You should assign a static IP to the printer. After this, your
> >>> system should be working.
>
>
>
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