On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 11:34:12 -0700, "Ramesh Misra" <quantm_aracnet@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Quote:
>"Chuck [MVP]" <none@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:7ektd350lv75uhnk5gs6ictsmmv87cifo2@xxxxxx Quote:
>> On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 07:28:29 -0700, "Ramesh Misra"
>> <quantm_aracnet@xxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> Quote:
>>>In the add printer wizard, when trying to add a shared printer by name:
>>>http://192.168.2.1:1631/printers/My_Printer (which is a USB HP printer
>>>connected to a US Robotics router), I get the error message: "Windows
>>>cannot connect to the printer. Make sure that you have typed the name
>>>correctly, and the printer is connected to the network".
>>>Also when I try to add this printer "using a TCP/IP address or hostname",
>>>the printer doesnt work. By the way, using explorer I do connect to
>>>192.168.2.1 which is the address of the US Robotics router.
>>>
>>>I am able to use this printer from another Vista PC (which is almost a
>>>clone
>>>of my PC). Here the port type in the properties box says "Internet Port".
>>>
>>>It almost feels like some firewall issue, but when comparing the Windows
>>>firewall settings between the 2 PCs, there's no difference.
>>>Please help!! >>
>> Ramesh,
>>
>> Using a printer that's directly connected to a router has its own
>> challenges.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/05/file-sharing-and-printer-sharing-are.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/0...aring-are.html
>>
>> And accessing a printer from a Vista client will add challenges.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/06/network-printing-from-windows-vista.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/0...ows-vista.html
>>
>> Did you setup this Vista computer identical to as you setup the other
>> Vista
>> computer? If not, what differences? Did you use the HP setup wizard? Quote:
>Yes, I had heard about the difficulties about Network printing in Vista, so
>I was happy on my old PC with Vista. I wish there was a way of "exporting"
>just the printer setting from the old PC to the new.
>
>No I did not use the HP printer set up wizard.
>On my old Vista PC, when I add a network printer, and provide the address:
>http://192.168.2.1:1631/printers/My_Printer the PC just finds it.
>On my new Vista PC, when I do the same, it says "Windows cannot connect to
>the printer". And this is why it seems like there's some firewall like thing
>preventing access to that address.
>
>Thanks for your response. If you have any suggestions, I would be very
>grateful!
>Thanks! So did you try installing it with a redirected local port? Maybe the old
computer had the driver already on it.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/06/network-printing-from-windows-vista.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/0...ows-vista.html
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http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
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