5Circles wrote:
Quote:
> I'm using Vista Home Premium. I have a Brother 5170DN (direct network
> connection) that has been working fine with my older computers running
> earlier Windows versions.
>
> The trouble is that when the IP address of the printer changes, Vista is no
> longer able to print to it, so I end up having to reinstall. The
> reinstallation adds a new TCP/IP port into the driver, and then it works fine
> until the next time. Since my network is changing frequently right now, due
> to reconfiguration, this is a pain.
>
> Any ideas greatly appreciated. I have searched the support areas but
> haven't seen anything that answers the question.
Network printers should always have a static IP. Refer to your Brother
manual or their website as to how to do this. The static IP address you
assign should be one outside of your DHCP server's pool (usually a
router in a home situation).
Malke
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