Re: [WinMac] HP 4000 Printer Problem

Dan Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Fri, 11 Sep 1998 06:28:33 -0400

        Jeff:

        In addition to an NT Spooler "capturing" an AppleTalk printer, it could
also be an IP addressing problem, especially if you have a DHCP server on
the LAN. HP printers like to "grab" a dynamically assigned IP address and
keep it in it's NVRAM -- And all hell breaks loose! :(

        Even if the AppleTalk printer is captured on an NT Server's "Print Server
for Macintosh" Service, the printer will STILL show up in the Mac's Chooser
(maybe under a different name) with a blue "spool" icon when it is selected.

        Another possible fix is to throw away the LaserWriter 8 Pref file and then
Zap the PRAM on the Mac. Reselect Ethernet in the AppleTalk Control Panel
and then try your LaserWriter 8 Chooser Extension in your Chooser again.

        Cheers!
        Dan

At 07:05 PM 9/10/98 -0800, Jeff Bradford wrote:
>We have a strange problem that no one seems to be able to fix and I was
>wondering if anyone had any suggestions.
>
>We have a ethernet network of Macs and PCs. All computers are using peer
>to peer networking to share files, we don't share files between macs, but
>we do share the printer.
>
>It is an HP4000. On the Mac side it just plugs into the network. On the
>PC side, a PC has to act as a print server.
>
>Recently, all the Macs could not find the printer. The PC could and if we
>hooked the printer up directly over LocalTalk the Mac could find it.
>However, using ethernet, none of the macs could find the printer using
>the Chooser.
>
>Does anyone have any idea why this would start happening. It just started
>one morning.
>
>This is very similar to a computer we have runing 8.1. It seems to lose
>the printer randomly and the only way to find it again is to shut down
>and reboot. This works 50% of the time. Shutting down twice always gets
>the printer back.
>
>Is this a virus, or some weird conflict?
>
>THanks for your help.
>
>
>Jeff Bradford
>Bradford Technologies
>408-360-8528
>jbradford@AppraisersToolBox.com
>
>
>
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