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Why can't print to a network printer?
In the office we have a Canon MF4570dn printer connected through a switch to the LAN. At the same switch there is a computer running Vista which regularly prints to this printer.
In the past, I was ...
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How to enter dollar symbol in HP Officejet 4500 Wireless?
I recently bought the HP Officejet 4500 Wirless Printer. I'm trying to connect it to my wireless network but I'm unable to enter a dollar symbol which I need for my password. Does anyone know how I ...
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Shared Printer driver installation in windows vista
I have a hp laserjet (B/W) 4100printer connected via usb cable to a GRE computer and I have put that printer in sharing.
But the problem is that - I have a laptop with windows vista OS and I want use ...
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General Network construction
Im looking for some guidance in creating a home network from someone with some time and patience. It would be much appreciated.
I currently have the following materials...
Server with OS windows ...
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Assign IP address to a Virtual Printer
Is it possible to assign an IP to a virtual PDF Printer? Is there any Virtual printer software that automatically can do this?
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Windows: Add samba printer at each logon
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I currently have a samba printer shared at \\%ServerIP%\Printer1 which requires credentials to connect.
Users can easily add the printer with the printer wizard. However, the printer will stop ...
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How can I provide a local alternate name for a printer in Windows 7?
On my work network, each of the printers has a very generic name, the only unique part consisting of a number at the end of the printer name.
Is there a way to allow me to provide a local name or ...
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Using a label printer on a print server and the print constantly comes out microscopic.
I am using a StarTech print server. I have tried using both Dymo LabelWriter 400 and a SII SLP 400 with the same result.
It prints microscopic(Totally unreadable). I've tried everything I can think ...
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Share printer with Win XP server and Win 7 client
I have a 32 bit Windows XP computer with a installed Epson R200 printer. I shared this printer and want to use it with a 64 bit Windows 7 system, now.
But the problem is, that the Windows 7 client ...
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Can't get Lexmark C532 on windows network to work with my Mac
These are the steps I have followed:
Add a printer from settings.
Protocol: IPP, Address smb://xxx.xxx.x.xxx/ (I also tried xxx.xxx.x.xxx) - VALID AND COMPLETE ADDRESS
Queue: left blank
Name and ...
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How change printer IP address? [closed]
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How restore ip in the HP printer?
I have a HP Office Jet Pro 8000 A809 which have 192.168.0.150 IP, but I change the gateway to 192.168.1.1 so the printer should have ...
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How might one improve the responsiveness of an Internet Printing Protocol printer?
I've got a Samsung ML-2851 printer, which I've connected to my laptop using Internet Printing Protocol. (This is done because I want the machine accessible outside of my university's firewall, so that ...
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HP 5200tn installation error with Windows XP
I have an HP LaserJet 5200tn printer. I successfully installed it using USB port and ran smoothly. I tried to use it as a network printer, plugged it to an Ethernet switch with one PC to examine the ...
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HP Officejet 6000 E609n unexpectedly goes offline
My local library has a number of Windows Vista SP1 PCs connected to two HP Officejet 6000 E609n wireless printers. Each PC can print to either of the two printers and one of the two printers is the ...
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Reduce print margins
My printer: KONICA MINOLTA 361 PCL6
I'm trying to print two pages to a single sheet, with very short margins, so I can maximize font and page size.
I highlighted what I'm trying to reduce in RED.
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Wireless printer going offline upon entering power save mode
I recently bought a printer, Samsung ML1865W, a wireless laser printer. It works very well, wirelessly until after a while, it goes to power save mode when the printer goes offline. I then cannot ...
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How to grant free access to network printer A while keeping access restrictions for network printer B
I have an Windows XP network with 2 printers, both of them connected to the same PC. I need the first printer to be freely available to all the network, that is: no user name, no password, no ...
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LaserJet 4000 (JetDirect 600n) not discoverable by computers on the network
I have an old networked LaserJet 4000 which works fine except that it doesn't seem to advertise its network presence in any way; I have to hardwire its IP address into all my computers. Its network ...
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Running CUPS as a different user?
I want to print something at university using CUPS. It requires the local user name to be identical with the user name of my university identification. Is there a way to make this possible without ...
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Finding the necessary details to add a network printer(DNSSD) in Windows 7
I'm a Linux user who is rather ignorant about Windows. We have a printer at work that is connected directly to the network. It has its own IP address and isn't configured as a printer share on some ...
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Giving a printer a more meaningful name
Is it possible in Windows XP SP2 to give your prinetr a friendly name?
I print to 10 printers, all the names look the same and usually only one is working or not backed up at any one time.
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Make Sending Alternate Username to Printer Queue Permenant
I am currently having trouble to print file to a userid protected network printer. The problem is that my username is not what they want.
Well, I can print files from terminal:
lpr -p [printer name] ...
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CUPS as a single printer for network pdf printing
I have some equipment which has the option to print the results of a run, to a networked printer; however the only option provided to configure the printer is IP/port.
Presumably this is OK if ...
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Oki Microline 320 printer + network print queues + windows 7
We have a Ubuntu database server with raw print queues for multiple connected dot matrix printers (Oki Microlines)
Our software maps these print queues to networked printers installed on the local ...
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OSX - Toubleshooting WiFi Scanner/Printer
My Brother MFC-J410W Scanner/Printer used to work fine with my MacBook Pro for both scanning and printing. Originally, the printer was detected automatically by OSX (Snow Leopard) with no special ...
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Print to Linux CUPS server from Windows 7 using different authentication
My school has a bunch of printers on their local net, which can be printed to via their Linux machines via CUPS. I'm wondering if it's possible to set up my Windows 7 laptop to print directly to ...
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“file sharing” vs “File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks”
What's the difference between "file sharing" (first image) and "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" (second image) ?
Initially I thought they were the same thing - just a different ...
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how to print on an ethernet printer over the internet
I have a speedport w920v router and I have connected an ethernet printer to it. I have also forwarded the correct port to the ip address of the printer and I can ping the IP address but I can't ...
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How can I share a printer in Windows over a MiFi router?
We're running an event in a couple of weeks and will need to set up a small ad hoc office. We're planning on using a MiFi for our light internet use (mostly email and updating the event's website). If ...
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Network printer appears offline but can print test page from host
I connected a Samsung printer (SCX-4521F) via USB to a Windows XP machine a few months back and have been able to print to it over the network ever since... until a few days ago, when users started ...
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Printer shared via Windows 7 Homegroup still requires authentication
Printing from a netbook to a shared printer attached to a desktop fails silently.
The desktop is running Windows 7 Professional (64-bit), and the netbook is running Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit). ...
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Network printer connection issues with different subnet on Win 7 Pro?
So we have a mixed node set on our network with Win XP Pro, Win 7 Pro, Ubuntu 11.04, Win 2k3 Server Std, etc all within in an Active Directory Environment. We also have network printers that are ...
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Users can't print in color/update drivers from MFP shared by server
My setup is currently as follows:
2008 R2 server shares a Xerox 7545 MFP using the Xerox Global Print drivers. Default Group Policy then distributes the printer to all currently logged-on domain ...
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Best Solution for a Printer Specifically for Visitors
In our conference room there isn't much space for cabling all we have is easy access to ethernet ports. The HP printer is not wireless.
I was wondering what the best discrete solution would be other ...
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Motorola SBG6850 / Linksys WRT54G network problem
I am trying to resolve issues with connecting my desktop and LAN capable printer to my network.
I recently upgrade to the Motorola Cable Modem Gateway SBG6580 and have TWC coming into it, this works ...
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Why does a Remote Desktop Redirected Printer Doc appear every time I connect to Windows Server 2003 SBS?
I've run into a weird, persistent issue regarding a remote desktop connection.
Every time I successfully log into a server running Windows Server 2003 SBS, without taking any further action, after a ...
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Why does my Xerox network laser printer silently fail to print some documents?
I've recently encountered a mysterious problem with my Xerox Phaser 6180N networked colour laser printer in which certain documents fail to print from Microsoft Word.
When the problem appears the ...
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osx change printer ip address without adding new printer
Is there a way to change a printer's IP address in OSX (Lion) without having to add a new printer? I did find Printer IP Remedy, but was curious if there was an 'official' method.
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Is it possible to find a printer's physical location in a building by its IP adress?
I am in a school with probably 200+ computers and I did an IP scan among a certain range and found three or four printers. I was wondering if it would be possible to find these printers in the school, ...
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HP5550 DN prints stacks of pages with one line of wingdings looking symbols
We have an HP5550 DN networked printer using Windows Vista systems to print, and for some reason (seems to be exclusively with large documents) the printer will decide to spit out a few hundred pages, ...
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Obtaining Windows printer share SMB settings (for tsclient/rdesktop on Linux)
At work, I have access to a "virtual" Windows server terminal, which I can access through my Ubuntu Linux via tsclient or rdesktop.
Additionally, there are printer shares on this network, which can ...
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Windows 7 home group: install printer button does not do anything [closed]
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Installing HomeGroup Printer
I have a two computers running Windows 7 and they are members of the same home group. The first computer has a HP 1022 printer connected via ...
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What is the recommended setup of Windows and Mac OS machines to have each user print 200 pieces? [closed]
I have a combination of 30 Windows and Mac OS machines that are not authenticated by Open Directory.
I need to setup 30 users to be able to print 200 pieces each. What should I do and what hardware ...
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Is an authentication (login) method the only solution to limiting each user to print 200 pieces of paper?
Instead of giving 200 pieces of paper to each user, is an authentication (login) method the only solution to limiting each user to print 200 pieces of paper?
If so, what is the cheapest solution for ...
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Printing command leads to crash
Every time I try and print a document the software I use crashes for some reason. I'm running Windows XP 64-bit Professional. I have a HP network printer and other computers can print fine, it's just ...
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OS X: Is there a way to send a fax via a network connection to a Samsung CLX-3170?
My Mac auto-discovers this multifunction printer-fax-scanner, but only provides a print option by default.
Is there any way to utilize the scan/fax features over the network? There's no mention of ...
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Does WPS Wi-Fi Setup interfere with settings set manually?
I've already got a little wireless home network, with just one router serving as both DHCP and internet access gateway for home wi-fi devices. The router and devices are set up manually, the way I ...
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How to troubleshoot a wireless printer
I have windows XP and I am trying to setup my new Epson NX420 wireless printer. I already have a wireless router set up and I am able to connect to the network from the printer after entering in the ...
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Is a server or DC server required for a network printer?
I'm in the process of building, more like designing a small network for home. We currently have approximately 6 computers that can operate in the house. Unfortunately, all of these computers share one ...
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Computer prints blank pages before and after content
This would seem like a pretty simple question but I have exhausted every idea I can come up with. I bought a brand new Dell Latitude E5410 not too long ago with Windows 7 OS. I installed office 2010 ...
