I?m experiencing a strange problem at work. There is a XP pro machine on a domain with a HP LaserJet 1020 connected and shared.
The printer prints from the local machine but it won?t print from other machines unless I disable bidirectional support. The problem is that if I do that then it prints fine from the network for a day or two and then all print jobs fail. If I re-enable bidirectional support and then disable it again then it works again for a day or two and then the problem comes back again. I have tried replacing the printer, the local machine and usb printer cables. The only thing I can think of now is that it must be a network problem but I can ping everything fine from the local machine and it replies to pings from the other machines. I?ve also tried resetting the switches. Please help.
