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Printing problems, Protocol-specific troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting Printing problems Print job is not printed Make sure the status and configuration of the print server. Check following: 8 1 Make sure that the machine is powered on, is on-line and ready to print. Print the Network Configuration List of the machine and check if the settings such as IP address settings are correct for your network. See Printing the Network Configuration List on page 3-16 for information on how to print the Network Configuration List on your print server. 2 The problem may be the result of mismatched or duplicate IP address. Verify that the IP address is correctly loaded into the print server. And make sure that no other nodes on the network have this IP address. 3 Verify that the print server is on your network as follows: (1) Try pinging the print server from the host operating system command prompt with the command: ping ipaddress Where ipaddress is the print server IP address (note that in some instances it can take up to two minutes for the print server to load its IP address after setting the IP address). (2) If a successful response is received, then proceed to Windows® 98/98SE/Me and Windows NT® 4.0 Peer-to-Peer print (LPR) troubleshooting on page 8-3, and Windows® 2000/XP IPP troubleshooting on page 8-4. Otherwise, proceed to Step 4. Protocol-specific troubleshooting Windows® 98/98SE/Me and Windows NT® 4.0 Peer-to-Peer print (LPR) troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Windows® 98/98SE/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 or later Peer-to-Peer network (LPR method), check the following: 1 Make sure that the LPR Port driver is correctly installed and configured according to the Windows® 98/98SE/Me or Windows NT® 4.0 Peer-to-Peer chapters. 2 Try to turn the Byte Count on in the Configure port area of printer driver properties. You may find that during the installation of BLP software, the screen that prompts you for a Port name is not displayed. This may happen on some Windows® 98/98SE/Me and Windows NT® 4.0 computers. Press the ALT and TAB keys to make it appear. 8 - 3

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Troubleshooting
8 - 3
8
Printing problems
Print job is not printed
Make sure the status and configuration of the print server. Check following:
1
Make sure that the machine is powered on, is on-line and ready to print. Print the Network Configuration
List of the machine and check if the settings such as IP address settings are correct for your network.
See
Printing the Network Configuration List
on page 3-16 for information on how to print the Network
Configuration List on your print server.
2
The problem may be the result of mismatched or duplicate IP address. Verify that the IP address is
correctly loaded into the print server. And make sure that no other nodes on the network have this IP
address.
3
Verify that the print server is on your network as follows:
(1)
Try pinging the print server from the host operating system command prompt with the command:
ping ipaddress
Where
ipaddress
is the print server IP address (note that in some instances it can take up to two
minutes for the print server to load its IP address after setting the IP address).
(2)
If a successful response is received, then proceed to
Windows
®
98/98SE/Me and Windows NT
®
4.0
Peer-to-Peer print (LPR) troubleshooting
on page 8-3, and
Windows
®
2000/XP IPP troubleshooting
on page 8-4. Otherwise, proceed to Step 4.
Protocol-specific troubleshooting
Windows
®
98/98SE/Me and Windows NT
®
4.0 Peer-to-Peer print (LPR)
troubleshooting
If you are having trouble printing on a Windows
®
98/98SE/Me, Windows NT
®
4.0 or later Peer-to-Peer
network (LPR method), check the following:
1
Make sure that the LPR Port driver is correctly installed and configured according to the Windows
®
98/98SE/Me or Windows NT
®
4.0 Peer-to-Peer chapters.
2
Try to turn the
Byte Count
on in the
Configure port
area of printer driver properties.
You may find that during the installation of BLP software, the screen that prompts you for a Port name is not
displayed. This may happen on some Windows
®
98/98SE/Me and Windows NT
®
4.0 computers. Press the
ALT and TAB keys to make it appear.