From: Russ Poffenberger Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] HP 712c not working as a
network computer


> These may not be the same messages as the original poster, but since I
have
> an HP 710C (basically the same as the 712C), and a laptop networked
(NETBEUI)
> to my main system where the printer is attached, I tried the obvious of
> adding a new printer, specifying it as a network printer (yes, it is
ahred,
> and I can see it in Network Neighborhood, etc). The setup appeared to go
> properly, the driver files were copied from the host system to the laptop
> and it said it was added successfully, but when I try to print (even just
> printing a test page), it appears to go OK, then a dialog box appears
> saying "PRINTER ERROR". "The computer has lost connection with the
printer."
> "Cancel printing, then turn the printer off then on, then try printing
again."
> This dialog appears to be an HP software dialog box. I then get a more
> windows looking dialog box saying "There was an error writing to
> \\Cypress\hp for the printer (HP DeskJet 710C series).You file waiting to
> be printed was deleted.
>
> I think the HP driver doesn't really support printing remotely over a
network,
> at least not by default. Maybe some tweaking has to be done. I will play
with
> it a bit.
>
  To get my Hp 520 Officejet to work I had to go to printers and select the
properties for the HP 520.  Under the properties I had to add a port for my
network ( ie: \\Cypress\hp) and select that printer port to get the HP to
print over the network.  The Hp prints to LPT1 by default and the network
port was not added by their software even though I specified that it was a
network printer.

Mary Wolden

Mary

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