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Sorry I didn't see all of this, but I had to disable Bi-directional printing
to get my HP printer to work.

Clark

"JR K Yoshikawa" <yoshikawa@ameritech.net> wrote in message
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> Why don't you follow Linksys instruction?
> They ask defferent method on Quick install guide and user's guide.
>
> If youn use Windows Printer setup wizard,
> try install as local printer then select "Create a new port" : Type :
> Standard TCP/IP Port.
> then typeyour printserver IP and Port name.
>
>
> "Matthew" <wires8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > I have been successful in configuring my PC to directly print to the
> > printer without the print server.  Now I'm trying to configure
> > peer-to-peer printing with the print server.  Let me describe the
> > different components involved and the  results of trying to print.
> > Perhaps that will help.
> >
> > The print server:
> > It has a static IP address assigned to it.
> > It can be reached from a browser wirelessly.
> > It's in infrastructure mode.
> > WEP is enabled.
> > Physical printer port 2 (USB) is identified as being connected to the
> > LaserJet and its status is on-line.
> >
> > The PC:
> >
> > The Linksys PrintServer software is installed and it created a port
> > called LK95834_P2 which is attached to the LaserJet printer.
> >
> > The printer icon in the Start --> Settings --> Printers and Faxes
> > folder is configured to us the port LK95834_P2.  Bi-directional
> > support is enabled.
> >
> > Attempting to print from Windows causes the print job to appear in the
> > print queue with a status of "spooling" then after a moment "Error -
> > Printing".  Disabling spooling doesn't help.  The job still appears in
> > the queue, but goes to a status of "Error - Printing" right away.
> >
> > I'm getting the feeling that it may no be a problem with the print
> > server not being able to see the printer, but in the way that jobs are
> > submitted to it.  The LaserJet 1000 has a USB to serial cable which
> > includes some hardware built into the serial end of the cable where it
> > attaches to the printer that performs some document preparation
> > functions.  The printer itself is very dumb.  My guess is that the
> > hardware built into the cable needs to interact with the software
> > installed on the PC and the print server is preventing that.  Anyone
> > know about HP printers and whether what I'm saying is true?  Can the
> > print server allow the printer to communicate with the PC if that's
> > what it needs to do in order to print?  Maybe I'm all wrong.  Any
> > ideas?
> >
>