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Old September 9th 09, 03:08 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
JCMII
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Default Can't see network printer from one PC on network

I have a wired network with 3 and sometimes 4 PCs on it along with an HP
Laserjet 8150DN network printer. Two of the PCs can talk to and print on the
HP printer, but one cannot. The one that cannot see the printer had a new
hard drive put in and Windows XP Pro reinstalled and updated. When I went to
install the printer, I did what I had done on the other PCs, but I couldn’t
print from the newly set up PC. That PC, one of the other PCs, and the
printer are all connected to the same network switch which is in turn
connected to the rest of the network. I tried many things to get this to
work, and one thing caught my attention. I could ping the printer from my
“good” computer, but not from my “bad” computer. That indicated a network
issue rather than a print thing. I can see other shared resources on the
network from the “bad” PC. One thing I also noticed was that the printer IP
address started differently than all the other devices on the network
(printer IP starts with 169.254 and other devices on the network all start
with 192.168) I don’t know if this has any significance. I verified that
TCP/IP was set up the same on the “bad” computer as the “good” computer. The
printer’s IP address is static and everything else is automatic. Any ideas?
Thanks for any help.
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Jim
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