Big Printer Issue

mrjoelabs · 10-01-2008, 06:12 PM

I have 30 laptops on a wireless network. A lexmark printer is plugged into one of the access point routers via CAT5 cable. Previously everything worked fine, each laptop could print to the printer over the network. Suddenly this week the printer recieves no data from any of the computers. I assumed one of them had files that were bad in the print que, found this to be the case and deleted them. However the printer is still blind to any files sent to it. This is in XP. Each laptop simply says "document failed to print" and will not print.

Can anyone help?

Peter.Cort · 10-01-2008, 06:17 PM

is it possible the IP assigned to the printer was changed?

mrjoelabs · 10-01-2008, 06:49 PM

I do not believe so... it is set up through the auto lexmark virtual printer port (not regular tcp/ip) so even if it did it should have adjusted.

bla!! · 10-02-2008, 05:50 PM

Have you tried just a reboot of the printer.
Reboot of the wireless router?

10-01-2008, 06:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
mrjoelabs Newb Techie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3	Big Printer Issue I have 30 laptops on a wireless network. A lexmark printer is plugged into one of the access point routers via CAT5 cable. Previously everything worked fine, each laptop could print to the printer over the network. Suddenly this week the printer recieves no data from any of the computers. I assumed one of them had files that were bad in the print que, found this to be the case and deleted them. However the printer is still blind to any files sent to it. This is in XP. Each laptop simply says "document failed to print" and will not print. Can anyone help?

10-01-2008, 06:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Peter.Cort Fatty Lumpkins Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 3,294	Re: Big Printer Issue is it possible the IP assigned to the printer was changed? __________________

10-01-2008, 06:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
mrjoelabs Newb Techie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3	Re: Big Printer Issue I do not believe so... it is set up through the auto lexmark virtual printer port (not regular tcp/ip) so even if it did it should have adjusted.

10-02-2008, 05:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
bla!! Monster Techie Join Date: May 2004 Location: /usr/root/mn/us Posts: 1,122	Re: Big Printer Issue Have you tried just a reboot of the printer. Reboot of the wireless router? __________________ <br> Its a frigging Laptop, not a Labtop!!!!

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