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I have set the printer IP address as 192.168.0.10 (within the range of 192.168.0.0...
....192.168.0.50 set in the router) and I have let the router to reserve the
address for this printer as I did for the other printer. I can see the priter from
the router configuration interface with no problem. Just can't see the printer as a
member of the network either from my WinXP machines or Win98 machine.
ad
<ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message news:41919fd6.59196137@news.charter.net...
>I am well familiar with the LJ 5M and 5N. I run two of them in my small office.
> Very inexpensive to run and reliable. There is little difference between the
> networking capabilities of the LJ 5M and today's printers. The newer HP (and
> other brand) printer network cards also can be set up to be accessed across the
> web, but in practice only very large enterprises would usually use this feature.
>
> I am surprised that the HP install printer installation wizard did not succeed
> in setting up the printer on the Windows 98 computers.
>
> The wireless router should not cause any problem. But you should make sure that
> the HP printer has an assigned and fixed IP address NOT within the range of IP
> addresses used by the router's DHCP server assign addresses to computers when
> they power up... Ben Myers
>
> On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:33:52 +1000, "ad" <ad@yayahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>I asked for help in this group about a week ago on this issue. (Thanks
>>for the help from people including you).
>>
>>The problem was that the printer was not visible as a network printer.
>>Using the HP printer installation wizard did help. IP address and MAC
>>address didn't help.
>>
>>With my WinXP machines I installed the printer as local and specify
>>TCP/IP port. With Win98 however I couldn't do the same. acitlp95.exe
>>creates TCP/IP port and allow connection to the printer.
>>
>>I am not very competent in IT. Hope I explained it correctly. Although
>>the problem is solved I still don't understand why. I was thinking about
>>two possible exlenations:
>>
>>1) 5M is an "IP printer" but not a todays "network printer".
>>2) The wireless router I use played some sort of role in the problem.
>>(But my other print server plugged into a Cannon printer has no
>>problem at all).
>>
>>
>>ad
>>
>>
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>><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message news:41902e84.46357519@news.charter.net...
>>>I am not sure what the program acitlp95.exe does, but the LJ5M has drivers on
>>> the Windows 98CD and also from the Adobe (owners of PostScript) web site.
>>>
>>> ... Ben Myers
>>>
>>> On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:26:15 +1000, "ad" <ad@yayahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thanks Ben. I'll try. It was pretty tight.
>>>>
>>>>I have now connected my Win98 computer to the 5M printer by installing a program acitlp95.exe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message news:418ff847.32470685@news.charter.net...
>>>>> Lift up slightly on the cartridge as you remove it. The 5M does not really LOCK
>>>>> the cartridge into place... Ben Myers
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 08:28:03 +1000, "ad" <ad@yayahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi
>>>>>>I have got a second hand HP Laserjet 5M printer with no manual book.
>>>>>>I have set it up for my home network and it now works fine (tricky
>>>>>>though.
>>>>>>Any one wants to know how to set it up please let me know).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Yesterday I was trying to pull the cartridge out but it seems it's
>>>>>>locked there.
>>>>>>I am not sure what is supposed to be the correct way to take it out.
>>>>>>I don't
>>>>>>want to break anything. Is there any lock/mechanism I need to
>>>>>>release before
>>>>>>I pull it out or just pull it hard until it comes out?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any one who has experience on this printer please help. Thank you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>ad
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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