Network Printer stopped working

I have a shared printer hooked up to my machine and just recently it stopped
allowing my coworkers to print to it. I can't figure out why and my bosses
are getting frustrated with me. I'm not a full time tech guy and need some
serious help.

Hi
Howe the IP scheme of the computer works?
If it is DHCP that keep changing, then it might be that the IP keep changing
and the printer keep disappearing.
Use a Static IP for this computer. Even better, tell you Boss to Get a
Network Printer, they are so inexpensive these days that it is "Kind of
Silly" to use a Printer that is attached to a computer as a Shared Office
printer.
Printer Server - Printing through the Network,
http://www.ezlan.net/prtserver.html
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

"network, printer" network, wrote in
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I have a shared printer hooked up to my machine and just recently it
stopped
allowing my coworkers to print to it. I can't figure out why and my
bosses
are getting frustrated with me. I'm not a full time tech guy and need
some
serious help.

Hi
Howe the IP scheme of the computer works?
If it is DHCP that keep changing, then it might be that the IP keep changing
and the printer keep disappearing.
Use a Static IP for this computer. Even better, tell you Boss to Get a
Network Printer, they are so inexpensive these days that it is "Kind of
Silly" to use a Printer that is attached to a computer as a Shared Office
printer.
Printer Server - Printing through the Network,
http://www.ezlan.net/prtserver.html
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

"network, printer" network, wrote in
message ...
I have a shared printer hooked up to my machine and just recently it
stopped
allowing my coworkers to print to it. I can't figure out why and my
bosses
are getting frustrated with me. I'm not a full time tech guy and need
some
serious help.

Thanks for answering Jack and I wish I could tell my boss that, but I like
being employed . I did change the IP address on my computer to static, but
the other computers still won't print to it. Do I need to change theirs as
well to static?
--
Thanks,
Rod


"Jack-MVP" wrote:

Hi
Howe the IP scheme of the computer works?
If it is DHCP that keep changing, then it might be that the IP keep changing
and the printer keep disappearing.
Use a Static IP for this computer. Even better, tell you Boss to Get a
Network Printer, they are so inexpensive these days that it is "Kind of
Silly" to use a Printer that is attached to a computer as a Shared Office
printer.
Printer Server - Printing through the Network,
http://www.ezlan.net/prtserver.html
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

"network, printer" network, wrote in
message ...
I have a shared printer hooked up to my machine and just recently it
stopped
allowing my coworkers to print to it. I can't figure out why and my
bosses
are getting frustrated with me. I'm not a full time tech guy and need
some
serious help.

Thanks for answering Jack and I wish I could tell my boss that, but I like
being employed . I did change the IP address on my computer to static, but
the other computers still won't print to it. Do I need to change theirs as
well to static?
--
Thanks,
Rod


"Jack-MVP" wrote:

Hi
Howe the IP scheme of the computer works?
If it is DHCP that keep changing, then it might be that the IP keep changing
and the printer keep disappearing.
Use a Static IP for this computer. Even better, tell you Boss to Get a
Network Printer, they are so inexpensive these days that it is "Kind of
Silly" to use a Printer that is attached to a computer as a Shared Office
printer.
Printer Server - Printing through the Network,
http://www.ezlan.net/prtserver.html
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

"network, printer" network, wrote in
message ...
I have a shared printer hooked up to my machine and just recently it
stopped
allowing my coworkers to print to it. I can't figure out why and my
bosses
are getting frustrated with me. I'm not a full time tech guy and need
some
serious help.

Hi
No you do not have the change the other computer's IP.
However redo the printer sharing as though you start from scratch.
In general.
Make sure that the Software Firewall on each computer allows free local
traffic. If you use 3rd party Firewall On, Vista/XP Native Firewall should
be Off, and the active Firewall has to adjusted to your Network IP numbers
on what is some time called the Trusted Zone (consult your 3rd Party
Firewall instructions.
General example, http://www.ezlan.net/faq#trusted
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx
Windows XP File Sharing -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"redpath76" wrote in message
...
Thanks for answering Jack and I wish I could tell my boss that, but I like
being employed . I did change the IP address on my computer to static,
but
the other computers still won't print to it. Do I need to change theirs
as
well to static?
--
Thanks,
Rod


"Jack-MVP" wrote:

Hi
Howe the IP scheme of the computer works?
If it is DHCP that keep changing, then it might be that the IP keep
changing
and the printer keep disappearing.
Use a Static IP for this computer. Even better, tell you Boss to Get a
Network Printer, they are so inexpensive these days that it is "Kind of
Silly" to use a Printer that is attached to a computer as a Shared Office
printer.
Printer Server - Printing through the Network,
http://www.ezlan.net/prtserver.html
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

"network, printer" network, wrote in
message ...
I have a shared printer hooked up to my machine and just recently it
stopped
allowing my coworkers to print to it. I can't figure out why and my
bosses
are getting frustrated with me. I'm not a full time tech guy and need
some
serious help.

Hi
No you do not have the change the other computer's IP.
However redo the printer sharing as though you start from scratch.
In general.
Make sure that the Software Firewall on each computer allows free local
traffic. If you use 3rd party Firewall On, Vista/XP Native Firewall should
be Off, and the active Firewall has to adjusted to your Network IP numbers
on what is some time called the Trusted Zone (consult your 3rd Party
Firewall instructions.
General example, http://www.ezlan.net/faq#trusted
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx
Windows XP File Sharing -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"redpath76" wrote in message
...
Thanks for answering Jack and I wish I could tell my boss that, but I like
being employed . I did change the IP address on my computer to static,
but
the other computers still won't print to it. Do I need to change theirs
as
well to static?
--
Thanks,
Rod


"Jack-MVP" wrote:

Hi
Howe the IP scheme of the computer works?
If it is DHCP that keep changing, then it might be that the IP keep
changing
and the printer keep disappearing.
Use a Static IP for this computer. Even better, tell you Boss to Get a
Network Printer, they are so inexpensive these days that it is "Kind of
Silly" to use a Printer that is attached to a computer as a Shared Office
printer.
Printer Server - Printing through the Network,
http://www.ezlan.net/prtserver.html
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

"network, printer" network, wrote in
message ...
I have a shared printer hooked up to my machine and just recently it
stopped
allowing my coworkers to print to it. I can't figure out why and my
bosses
are getting frustrated with me. I'm not a full time tech guy and need
some
serious help.