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Can't print using ReadyNAS duo
I just purchased a ReadyNAS Duo and I'm having trouble using the print server. I am using windows XP SP2 on both my desktop and laptop and have an HP Officejet G55. Connecting and discovering the prin...
In our office, all desktop computes had no problem printing, just the laptops.
When we browse for the printer location and click it, instead of typing the IP address manually, it works for these desktop computers (XP Pro SP2) but not the laptop (Also XP Pro SP2).
Following mapofe's German walk-through, it now also works on the laptop.
Seems to me the laptop has some kind of DNS problem and it needs to refer to the printer by IP address as oppose to the name of the Share drive.
If you can't read German, here's the low-down.
Remove the printer from your computer (not from the ReadyNAS).
Log into Front View and click Printer > Printer Queue Service and take note of the printer name. For our Brother 5410 it was HL_5140_seri
Now go to Settings > Printers & faxes in Windows > START and add a printer. Choose network printer but don't browse for one. In the bottom URL input field, you type:
http://192.168.1.99::631/printers/HL_5140_seri
That's assuming your ReadyNAS is on 192.168.1.99
By adding the port and location in a URL rather than server path it seems to avoid these DNS issues.
When we browse for the printer location and click it, instead of typing the IP address manually, it works for these desktop computers (XP Pro SP2) but not the laptop (Also XP Pro SP2).
Following mapofe's German walk-through, it now also works on the laptop.
Seems to me the laptop has some kind of DNS problem and it needs to refer to the printer by IP address as oppose to the name of the Share drive.
If you can't read German, here's the low-down.
Remove the printer from your computer (not from the ReadyNAS).
Log into Front View and click Printer > Printer Queue Service and take note of the printer name. For our Brother 5410 it was HL_5140_seri
Now go to Settings > Printers & faxes in Windows > START and add a printer. Choose network printer but don't browse for one. In the bottom URL input field, you type:
http://192.168.1.99::631/printers/HL_5140_seri
That's assuming your ReadyNAS is on 192.168.1.99
By adding the port and location in a URL rather than server path it seems to avoid these DNS issues.
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