A couple of things come to mind, the first being that the NIC be removed to see if it is the cause.  NICs do cause problems in some systems (what OS). If that makes it work, try installing the NIC in a different slot or moving the LPT card.  I seriously doubt that it's the hard drive. Have you tried printing from several different progams to make sure it isn't just one program that maybe got screwed up the NIC and any attending software for the DSL set up?  Try completely uninstalling the DSL software to see if it works without that, then remove the NIC both in Device manager and physically.  If it's the NIC, then try installing it in a different slot. If none of the above works, get Belkin's F5U002 parallel/USB printer cable and convert your HP to a USB printer.
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>A colleague of mine has an HP printer (set as default) connected via
>passthru to a scanner.  Since installing a NIC (he recently got verizon dsl
>service; PPPoE), he lost the ability to print or scan.  He syas dDvice
>Manager shows no conflicts.  The HP soft diagnostics shows communication
>with printer, however does not print any docs (even when bypassing scanner
>by connecting directly to PC printer port).  He tried a re-install of the
>printer and attendant software.  At end of installation, when prompted to
>print a test page, his system went black/dead.  Upon reboot, HD is not
>detected.  He states that HD give no indications of imminent failure (no
>weird sounds, activity, etc).  I had him check drive for loose cabling, all
>good.  Would a failing HD have caused initial print problems?  And if so,
>how?  During his t'shooting phase, he did not try removing the NIC to see
>if that was cause of print problem; nor did he try another print
>cable.  Anyone has any ideas as to what may have happened?  The system in
>question is a beige box amd 800 that I'll be replacing the HD on today or
>tomorrow. TIA
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