Assume a remote (rather old) HP Laser printer is visible in the local Network neigborhood.

However for some unknown reasons I cannot print on this printer.

If the printer is visible in Network Neighborhood does this ALWAYS mean that I should be able to print on it?

Or is it sometimes required to install explicitely an additional driver on the local system?

Are there drivers for local use only resp. are there drivers for network delivery (="server edition") as well ?

Otherwise one and the same driver package should be usable as for local clients as well as for remote programs.

Wolfgang

You should be able to print to it provided that it is functioning. There are
no "server" drivers - in a print server configuration, the print server just
serves up the drivers to the client when they connect.

As far as what drivers to use - most HPLJ printers are compatable. I'd
advise trying a direct IP configuration using the HP LaserJet 4000 driver.

Start > Printers and Faxes
Add a Printer
Select "Local Printer attached to this computer" and uncheck "Automatically
detect..."
Click Next
Select Create a new port
Select Standard TCP/IP Port
Click Next
Type in the Printer's IP when prompted, next,netx,finish
Select HP | HP LaserJet 4000 for the driver
Accept all the defaults and finish out the wizard.

see if anything prints to it. If you can't print Direct to the IP - It's
prolly busted.

(You can get the printer's IP by printing out a config page from the printer)

-tl


"Wolfgang Hercker" wrote:

> Assume a remote (rather old) HP Laser printer is visible in the local Network neigborhood.
>
> However for some unknown reasons I cannot print on this printer.
>
> If the printer is visible in Network Neighborhood does this ALWAYS mean that I should be able to print on it?
>
> Or is it sometimes required to install explicitely an additional driver on the local system?
>
> Are there drivers for local use only resp. are there drivers for network delivery (="server edition") as well ?
>
> Otherwise one and the same driver package should be usable as for local clients as well as for remote programs.
>
> Wolfgang
>
>

"Tangent" <Tangent@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> You should be able to print to it provided that it is functioning. There
> are
> no "server" drivers - in a print server configuration, the print server
> just
> serves up the drivers to the client when they connect.

Not quite right - XP installs a minimum local install when you set up the
printer as a Network printer....