Red_Kite wrote:
> Ben Myers wrote:
>> Red_Kite wrote:
>>> Ben Myers wrote:
>>>> Red_Kite wrote:
>>>>> Ben Myers wrote:
>>>>>> Red_Kite wrote:
>>>>>>> I have two identical HP5400 printers, I want to run them on the
>>>>>>> same network so that I can double my output. At the moment the
>>>>>>> installation software seemed to pick up both, but the output
>>>>>>> always goes to my original printer, the new printer appears as a
>>>>>>> choice in Word, but the output always goes to the original
>>>>>>> printer, any ideas please ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>>> Red
>>>>>> Do these printers have their own Ethernet network interface, or do
>>>>>> they depend on desktop computers for printer sharing?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is each printer named uniquely in the list of printers on your
>>>>>> computer?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What are the port settings for each printer? If somehow both
>>>>>> printers are shown as having the same port in your computer, that
>>>>>> would explain the problem... Ben Myers
>>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Ben,
>>>>> They are both hard wired to an ethenet router to serve two
>>>>> hardwired PCs, and guest wirelesst PCs. The router is then
>>>>> connected to the adsl modem which has a third printer wired to one
>>>>> of its ports. there is no problem sending to the third printer.
>>>>>
>>>>> Printers have the same basic name, one of them having the word
>>>>> "left" suffixed.
>>>>>
>>>>> To avoid confusion (on my part) where do I find the port settings ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Red
>>>> Go to Control Panel, click on Printers, then right click on each of
>>>> the HP lasers, in turn. Click on the printers' Properties, then
>>>> click the Ports tab. The port assigned to the printer is the one
>>>> that is checked. You may have to slide the divider between Ports
>>>> and Description to see the entire assigned port name. There is also
>>>> a Configure Ports button that gives more info. In my network, the
>>>> networked printers are at IP addresses 192.168.1.50 and
>>>> 192.168.1.51. The standard Windows TCP/IP port naming convention
>>>> assigns IP_192.168.1.50 and IP_192.168.1.51 to these ports. You
>>>> should see something similar for your printers if the Port
>>>> Descriptions are "Standard TCP/IP Port"... Ben Myers
>>> Hi Ben
>>> Ports are
>>> OfficejetProK5400 printer name or IP address 192.168.1.66
>>> This is the one that does all the work
>>>
>>> OfficejetProK5400_copy_1 Printer name or IP address HP00215A5598A9
>>>
>>> using browser get all sorts of useful info from 192.168.1.66
>>>
>>> so it looks as if I need to get an ip address for the second printer,
>>> do you know how ?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Red
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> The "second" printer instance, OfficejetProK5400_copy_1, is merely a
>> copy of the first one. Delete it.
>>
>> Next, determine the IP address of the second printer. It should be
>> different than the IP address 192.168.1.66 . Then, add a printer,
>> select Local Printer (without automatic detection, select "Standard
>> TCP/IP Port", and enter in the IP address of the second printer.
>>
>> Here is my concern. If the network cards in both printers are set up
>> so that their IP addresses are assigned via DHCP, you are in for a
>> world of trouble every time one printer or the other is powered down
>> or your router powers down.
>>
>> So, let's go back to square one. You need to make sure that both
>> printers have fixed IP addresses not in the range served by DHCP. For
>> example, if your router serves up IP addresses via DHCP in the range
>> 192.168.1.100...199, you want to have fixed printer IP addresses at
>> lower numbers. Most IT organizations reserve a block of low numbers
>> for printers, and other numbers for servers. So, let's say you assign
>> the printers 192.168.1.50 and 192.168.51. How do you do this?
>> Possibly the web configuration menus allow this, as is the case for
>> other HP printer Ethernet adapters. You can also download HP's
>> Network Printer Wizard to help you. It can either search for printers
>> on the network, or you can tell it which MAC address to configure.
>> The latter is better because there is no doubt which printer you are
>> configuring. The MAC address is stickered on the network adapter, or
>> perhaps the printer allows you to print a configuration page... Ben Myers
>
>
> Ben,
> Thanks for your help - I now have both printers available independently
> on the network. I deleted the "copy" port, and deleted the second
> printer. The I ran the network wizard as you suggested - the first run
> installed the second printer incorrectly, so I cleaned up again and
> reran the wizard - this time I wrote down the IP addresses that it
> discovered, and let it complete. The second printer still came up with
> an alphanumeric name instead of an IP address - so I forced it with the
> adress discovered earlier. Now they both work.
>
> Thanks again for all your help. Oh btw both printers are now running on
> "copy1" and "copy2" of the HP port, the original is sitting on the stack
> with no printer assigned. A bit of tidying up to do I guess.
>
> Red
Okay. Now make sure that the IP addresses of the printers are both
fixed, not served up by the DHCP of the router. Remember: Power cycle
either a printer or the router, and DHCP is likely to serve a different
IP address to the printer. This would not bode well... Ben Myers
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