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How to connect an RJ45 Printer
Hi, I've been given a LaserJet 4050N printer which works fine on an old
computer using the LPT1 cable - but - the Laptop I normally use doesn't have an LPT1 port !. How do I configure XP (sp3) and the printer to work using the RJ45 Ethernet connections between the printer and my router ??. ( the printer dosen't have USB either ) I've tried to Google a solution - but got totally lost - please help. bewildered ( John ). |
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How to connect an RJ45 Printer
On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:28:46 -0000, "bewildered"
wrote: Hi, I've been given a LaserJet 4050N printer which works fine on an old computer using the LPT1 cable - but - the Laptop I normally use doesn't have an LPT1 port !. How do I configure XP (sp3) and the printer to work using the RJ45 Ethernet connections between the printer and my router ??. ( the printer dosen't have USB either ) I've tried to Google a solution - but got totally lost - please help. bewildered ( John ). You'll need a device that can act as an interface between your Ethernet connection and your printer. A computer with the proper port would work, as would a dedicated print server, again assuming it has the proper port. Using the dedicated computer approach, configure the printer to work with that computer, then share the printer to the rest of your network. If you don't need or want another computer, check out print servers: http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=387 |
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How to connect an RJ45 Printer
The easiest way is to connect your printer to a router. then using
another cable connect your laptop to that router (or you could connect wirelessly to the router). Then you need to install a printer choosing network printer. Insert the driver CD for the printer and install the necessary drivers. the program will also allow you to search for the printer when the driver is installed. When everything works as expected, you may want to have a static IP address for the printer so that the router does not need to guess all the time. Hope this brief guide helps. bewildered wrote: Hi, I've been given a LaserJet 4050N printer which works fine on an old computer using the LPT1 cable - but - the Laptop I normally use doesn't have an LPT1 port !. How do I configure XP (sp3) and the printer to work using the RJ45 Ethernet connections between the printer and my router ??. ( the printer dosen't have USB either ) I've tried to Google a solution - but got totally lost - please help. bewildered ( John ). |
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How to connect an RJ45 Printer
bewildered wrote:
Hi, I've been given a LaserJet 4050N printer which works fine on an old computer using the LPT1 cable - but - the Laptop I normally use doesn't have an LPT1 port !. How do I configure XP (sp3) and the printer to work using the RJ45 Ethernet connections between the printer and my router ??. ( the printer dosen't have USB either ) I've tried to Google a solution - but got totally lost - please help. bewildered ( John ). They make USB to printer port cables. This one is 25 pin DSub shell. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812196222 And this one is Centronics 36 pin, saving an adapter cable. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812196233 The USB protocol stack, has a class code defined, and Microsoft provides a driver for it. But the parallel port in that case, is not fully functional (not all modes of operation are supported). So one of those cables can't be used to control your coffee percolator or make you toast in the morning. But with a little luck, it may work with a printer. Do some Googling, to see if anyone else succeeded in using one of those with the 4050N. (Failure noted here.) http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Other-P...er/td-p/471071 (Worked for six months here.) http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer...g/td-p/1131523 I have a parallel port on my machine, which was added by using a PCI Express card with parallel port chip. And on that one, I can assign an LPT number to it. I think I might have had to change the LPT assignment (to LPT1), to get the port to work. So it is possible to add parallel ports to newer equipment. My parallel port is used to run a JTAG cable adapter, for chip programming. ******* It looks like there are all sorts of I/O options, some of which are supported by add-in Jetdirect cards. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...tI D=bpl06742 Paul |
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How to connect an RJ45 Printer
From: "bewildered"
Hi, I've been given a LaserJet 4050N printer which works fine on an old computer using the LPT1 cable - but - the Laptop I normally use doesn't have an LPT1 port !. How do I configure XP (sp3) and the printer to work using the RJ45 Ethernet connections between the printer and my router ??. ( the printer dosen't have USB either ) I've tried to Google a solution - but got totally lost - please help. bewildered ( John ). There is no such thing as a "RJ45 Printer". If the printer has a "RJ45" port it is an Ethernet port and thus it can be labeled a "network printer" because the HP printer has a JetDirect Print Server installed. If there is a an LCD display on the printer you would have to go the menu on the LCD Display and find the I/O port and configure it for TCP/IP. There are two ways to go about setting up the printer for TCP/IP; Static Address and Dynamic Address. The Static IP Address would be *best*. The first thing to do is to go to your XP Laptop and open a Command Prompt (execute: CMD.EXE). Within the Command Prompt type; IPCONFIG It will display something like... Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : my.verizon.net IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::2e0:18ff:fe7f:7484%4 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 Now we know the network for the Router, computer and for the HP Printer's JetDirect. Go back to the LCD display on the printer you would have to go the menu on the LCD Display and find the I/O port and configure it for TCP/IP. Set for Manual Configuration IP: 192.168.1.100 Gateway: 192.168.1.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...ectID=bpj02326 Once you have the TCP/IP Stack setup on the Printer's JetDirect you can test a connection to it. Assuming you setup the Printer as; 192.168.1.100 Method 1: http://192.168.1.100 Method 2: telnet 192.168.1.100 If you are able to communicate to the printer through either or both above methods then the printer is properly setup and now you need to setup the notebook. On the XP Notebook (laptop) go to "Printers and Faxes" -- add printer -- "Local printer attached to this computer" -- create a new port Choose; "Standard TCP/IP port" Printer Name or IP address: 192.168.1.100 Complete that port creation and install the HP LaserJet 4050, Windows XP, printer driver. -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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"David H. Lipman" wrote in message ... From: "bewildered" Hi, I've been given a LaserJet 4050N printer which works fine on an old computer using the LPT1 cable - but - the Laptop I normally use doesn't have an LPT1 port !. How do I configure XP (sp3) and the printer to work using the RJ45 Ethernet connections between the printer and my router ??. ( the printer dosen't have USB either ) I've tried to Google a solution - but got totally lost - please help. bewildered ( John ). There is no such thing as a "RJ45 Printer". If the printer has a "RJ45" port it is an Ethernet port and thus it can be labeled a "network printer" because the HP printer has a JetDirect Print Server installed. If there is a an LCD display on the printer you would have to go the menu on the LCD Display and find the I/O port and configure it for TCP/IP. There are two ways to go about setting up the printer for TCP/IP; Static Address and Dynamic Address. The Static IP Address would be *best*. The first thing to do is to go to your XP Laptop and open a Command Prompt (execute: CMD.EXE). Within the Command Prompt type; IPCONFIG It will display something like... Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : my.verizon.net IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::2e0:18ff:fe7f:7484%4 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 Now we know the network for the Router, computer and for the HP Printer's JetDirect. Go back to the LCD display on the printer you would have to go the menu on the LCD Display and find the I/O port and configure it for TCP/IP. Set for Manual Configuration IP: 192.168.1.100 Gateway: 192.168.1.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...ectID=bpj02326 Once you have the TCP/IP Stack setup on the Printer's JetDirect you can test a connection to it. Assuming you setup the Printer as; 192.168.1.100 Method 1: http://192.168.1.100 Method 2: telnet 192.168.1.100 If you are able to communicate to the printer through either or both above methods then the printer is properly setup and now you need to setup the notebook. On the XP Notebook (laptop) go to "Printers and Faxes" -- add printer -- "Local printer attached to this computer" -- create a new port Choose; "Standard TCP/IP port" Printer Name or IP address: 192.168.1.100 Complete that port creation and install the HP LaserJet 4050, Windows XP, printer driver. -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp Thanks Dave, go to the top of the class! - I couldn't believe how easy it was - once I configured it using your excellent directions. Thanks to all who replied. Bewildered no more. John |
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From: "bewildered"
Thanks Dave, go to the top of the class! - I couldn't believe how easy it was - once I configured it using your excellent directions. Thanks to all who replied. Bewildered no more. YW - thanx for the feedback and Happy Holidays. -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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How to connect an RJ45 Printer
This is guessing since I've not done that one. start, control panel, printers, add printer, local, define port as tcpip. You probably need to fine an address for it, suggest using angryip, latest version 2 to do the scan. |
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How to connect an RJ45 Printer
Hi All
I am having difficulties connecting my hp laserjet 4100n printer to my laptop on windows 7 through the rj-45 cable Any suggestion would be highly appreciated Thanks Rishi |
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How to connect an RJ45 Printer
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Hi All I am having difficulties connecting my hp laserjet 4100n printer to my laptop on windows 7 through the rj-45 cable Any suggestion would be highly appreciated Thanks Rishi http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer...ss/td-p/509103 First you find out the IP address assignment. Printing a configuration page may tell you. Then you work on getting the Ethernet port on the laptop, to be on the same subnet as the printer. You could try a static address assignment for an experiment. Paul |
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Hi All I am having difficulties connecting my hp laserjet 4100n printer to my laptop on windows 7 through the rj-45 cable Any suggestion would be highly appreciated Thanks Rishi The 'n' in HP Laserjet 4100n stand for "network". You can't just connect a netwoked printer to a PC like a centronics parallel or a USB cable. The computer and printer must exist on a Local Area Network (LAN) on the sme subnet. It is possible to use an Etnernet Cross-Over cable to connect a printer directly to a PC but it is counterproductive. -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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In message , David H.
Lipman writes: From: Hi All I am having difficulties connecting my hp laserjet 4100n printer to my laptop on windows 7 through the rj-45 cable Any suggestion would be highly appreciated Thanks Rishi The 'n' in HP Laserjet 4100n stand for "network". You can't just connect a netwoked printer to a PC like a centronics parallel or a USB cable. The computer and printer must exist on a Local Area Network (LAN) on the sme subnet. It is possible to use an Etnernet Cross-Over cable to connect a printer directly to a PC but it is counterproductive. What do you mean by counterproductive, unless you mean it means only one PC on the network can use it (which is only counterproductive if he _has_ more than one PC)? I assume the normal way would be to connect it to the router; that may or may not be physically convenient for the OP. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf `A device called a transistor, which has several applications in radio where a vacuum tube ordinarily is employed, was demonstrated yesterday.' - small article on an inside page of The New York Times, December 1947 (Computing 1999-12-16) |
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From: "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
In message , David H. Lipman writes: From: Hi All I am having difficulties connecting my hp laserjet 4100n printer to my laptop on windows 7 through the rj-45 cable Any suggestion would be highly appreciated Thanks Rishi The 'n' in HP Laserjet 4100n stand for "network". You can't just connect a netwoked printer to a PC like a centronics parallel or a USB cable. The computer and printer must exist on a Local Area Network (LAN) on the sme subnet. It is possible to use an Etnernet Cross-Over cable to connect a printer directly to a PC but it is counterproductive. What do you mean by counterproductive, unless you mean it means only one PC on the network can use it (which is only counterproductive if he _has_ more than one PC)? I assume the normal way would be to connect it to the router; that may or may not be physically convenient for the OP. Router with embedded e-switch, standalone e-switch or hub. It's a Ethernet port which means a HL protocol has to be used to communicate to said printer. Since he stated it is a HP Laserjet 4100 then it is most likely a HP Jetdirect 600, 610 or 615 EIO Print Server which means either TCP/IP or other supported protocol. Finding a twisted pair Ethernet cross-over cable is more difficult to obtain then a standard Ethernet cable but if it is a standalone then why not use parallel and if the PC does not have a parallel port then Belkin (and other vendors) have USB to centronics cables. They are easier to implement then Ethernet which requires setting up a subnet even if it is an IP AutoConfiguration address using 169.254.x.y. Based upon the desription calling the LJet 4100 a "RJ45 Printer" may be indicative of a difficulty to accomplish setting up IP communication. If there is a LAN then it is counterproductive based upon what you elucidated. -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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