I have a printer connected to a wireless network and I can print to it when I reset my computer, but before resetting my computer my printer won't print anything. I've tried unplugging the wireless router and then plugging it back in as well as repairing my network connection, but nothing seems to work until I restart my computer. Any suggestions as to how to fix this problem?
2007-02-05 19:55:51 · 1 answers · asked by Ryan S 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Help anyone?
2007-02-08 04:17:55 · update #1
Wireless network in itself is already troublesome enough, not to mention you want to use it for a printer. Anyway, I haven't seen anything like this before. But you could try to pin the IP address of your printer. Since it is connected to the network, it must have an IP address. If you can pin the IP address, then it means the problem is not in the bottom layers of the network but more likely the software. If you cannot ping the printer, you can try restart it. Also most of these network printers come with a web interface where you can change the basic settings.
Another thing to do is to update your router's firmware and your printer's driver.
2007-02-13 16:58:56 · answer #1 · answered by JohnC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋