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by gidna2000

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I have an HP laserjet printer that is currently connected to a host that needs a drastic overhaul. I want to take the overhead off of that PC and put it on one that has an updated system. My network is a peer to peer mxed 95, 98, 2000me. My question is how do I connect the printer directly to the network (it is network ready),set up a server for it, and have it show up on the network? It is already configured with an IP address and Subnet mask, and I was able to ping it.

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by hjs

It's really pretty easy. All you need is a stand alone machine. It doesn't need to be anything special but seeing that you have some W2K machines I would make the print server on a W2K machine. To set it up you can use jet direct. You can dowload itfrom HP. Install the software and add the port ( hp jetdirect port ) and it will walk you through the install.

by brian

I don't believe you have to use the Jet direct software. In Windows 2K try the following.
Go to Start/Settings/Printers/Add Printer
Choose Local (don't check the autodetect button or clear it if it is checked)hit next
Select create a new port type
From the drop down menu select "Standard TCP/IP Port" hit next.

Enter the Printers IP address and give the port a name.

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