Get it OFF of DHCP! Even if it is a reservation. I haven't had a lick of trouble since I did that here. You may also want to try and "reset" the external print device. Much like with a printer, if you unplug the print server, then hold down the status/test button I think it is, it will reset the device and you can reprogram it. Or if you don't want to go that far, just change the settings for the TCP/IP port you set up for it.
Ben Winzenz, MCSE Network/Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Salvatore Palmisano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 4:07 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: Network Printing Ive exhausted just about every other avenue I can think of on this one, so any ideas will be given a fair shot. Today my HPLJ4+ decided to stop responding to network print requests. Here's the hardware setup: Windows 2000 Server SP2 with a TCP/IP printer port hosting the HP LaserJet4+. HP JetDirect 300x external print server connected to the HPLJ4+ in an office down the hall. All TCP/IP, all CAT 5 cabling. The print server responds to PING and TELNET commands, and the printer spits out its own test pages, as well as the test pages from the print server. Software: NO HP software in the mix, just the drivers for the printer. DHCP reservation for the printer, and Ive verified it has the IP I think it has (it has its own reservation). The winnt/system32/spool directory has appropriate permissions. The printer is shared properly and NTFS permissions arent restricting access. No error messages are thrown anywhere down the line; the print jobs just sit in the queue. Ive DLed the most recent drivers from HP, both for the print server and the printer. Ive even switched out the print server with an identical one just to make sure. Ive had suggestions to reboot the print server, reboot the printer, change it from RAW to LPR, delete/reinstall drivers, hit the front panel....nothing seems to work. Anyone ever had a printer refuse to print jobs sent to it across a network *without* throwing an error? --Salvatore --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.286 / Virus Database: 152 - Release Date: 10/9/2001 ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
