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• Cannot add a network printer

  I have a problem with the printer! I have a network printer connected to my router via ethernet. I use the printer via wifi of two macbooks.

  I got an error 'printer not connected' and have already tried the following several times:

  • reset the router
  • restarted the printer
  • Reset my printing system
  • renamed the folder library/printers
  • reinstalled my driver of Canon software
  • fact a boot secured my MacBook, then a normal departure

  When I try to add the printer again (of course it was removed by rebooting) I don't see anything via Bonjour (in the default tab). The printer has a valid address (via DHCP) and I can ping to my macbook. I also tried to add the printer through the address IP (IPP) - it does not print.

  I get all printing stations I can find no joy... help please!

  OS X 10.11.3 • Canon MF8050 driver 10.6 • VDSL modem/router TRENDnet

  Peter

  This morning, I tried to add a printer, and - as the magic - my printer appears in the window by default. Quickly, I added, print a test page, and then other PDF via Preview. Awesome! Then I tried to print a poster with Acrobat Reader, and I'm back for the message "printer not connected" that marked the beginning of my problems a week ago. Again, I have reset the printing system, even reinstalled two versions (more recent and earlier) drivers. I can ping the printer, but cannot add via IP either.

  I searched more problems and solutions print, but in vain.

  Help, please!

• Unable to connect to a network printer, but can see and discover

  I'd appreciate any help with this: I have exhausted my Google searches for most of the day, and Microsoft support articles are of course a great help.

  The problem: I have a printer installation on one of the XP Home computers in our home network (all the XP Home computers). I am trying to connect to this printer from another computer, but I'm unable to add through the "Add printer" Wizard While I can see the printer in the list of printers on a network (including two other printers on other machines that work), when I try to connect to this particular printer in question, I am struck with a challenge to connect with what seems to be the guest account on the computer. There is no password for this account so I leave the password blank, and I then told me that I do not have sufficient permissions. I don't know what to do.

  A few pieces of my Google-ing info that may be useful:

  (1) I made sure that the guest account is enabled and even perform the active command of the net user on the computer in question.
  (2) I use Windows Firewall and I said to turn on the printer and file sharing and have exceptions for such.
  (3) I use Microsoft Security Essentials.

  (4) given that it is XP Home of course I can't access everything related to security or other policy.

  In addition, whenever I try to access this computer on the Working Group, it says I have "insufficient permissions". I don't know what it means that I've never been specified no restrictions when I ran the Network Setup Wizard.

  Windows networking works better if you have matching user accounts password on each machine rather than try to rely on the guest account (which is a security hole).

  See the following tips from the old MS MVP Malke.  He's old, but it's always good.  Not everything can be applied to your situation; Take the parts that do.

  The best and simplest is to buy a wireless router. This way you get Internet connectivity both machines and the added benefit of security more between you and the Internet. Then you configure your network wireless safely, and then you configure file/printer sharing. Here is information on the implementation of a router and also in networking. It seems long, but don't be intimidated. Setting up a router and the LAN of sharing between two computers takes about 15 minutes.

  The router configuration

  Setting up a router is simple enough. Normally, you run the CD that came with the router and follow the instructions. If you're running Vista, maybe the CD that came with the router does not work; I do not know this. But you can set up the router without the CD. Note that if you have Internet cable for the connection you have just set up the router to DHCP (or there may even be a choice of cable to choose). If you have DSL Internet, you select TRP usually and enter the username and password you selected when you initially set the DSL connection. So:

  1. turn off the power to your cable modem.

  2. attach a cable (usually supplied with the router) course Ethernet cat5e Internet/WAN port of the router to the Ethernet port on the cable modem.

  3. connect the ethernet cable cat5e from the network card in your computer to one of the ports on the router. If you do not have an ethernet cable (because you were using USB), you will need to go to the store and buy a.

  4. turn on the cable modem. After that all the lights are on, turn on the router.

  To configure the router:

   

  Have a computer connected to the router with an ethernet cable. Examples given are for a Linksys router. See the manual of your router or the router mftr's Web site. for the parameters by default if you don't have a Linksys. Open a browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox and in the address bar type:

  http://192.168.1.1 [Enter] (it is default IP address of the router, which varies from router to router then check your manual)

  This will bring you to the login screen of the router. The default username is blank and the Linksys default password is "admin" without the quotes. Enter this information. You are now in the configuration of the router utility. Your configuration utility may be slightly different from mine.

  Click the Administration link at the top of the page. Enter your new password. MAKE A NOTE SOMEWHERE THAT YOU WILL NOT LOSE. Re-enter the password to confirm it, and then click Save settings at the bottom of the page. The router will reboot and show you the box of connection again. Do not fill in the user name and put it in your new password to enter the configuration utility.

  Now, click on the link wireless at the top of the page. Change the network name (SSID) wireless by default to something, you'll recognize. I suggest that my clients not use their surname as the SSID. For example, you might want to name your network wireless network "CastleAnthrax" or similar.

  Click on save settings and when you get the prompt that your changes were successful, click the wireless security link which is just beside the Basic Wireless Settings link (where you changed your SSID). If you have a newish computer, you will be able to affect security WPA2-Personal Mode. Do this and enter a password. The password is what you enter on all computers that are allowed to connect to the wireless network. MAKE A NOTE SOMEWHERE THAT YOU WILL NOT LOSE.

  At this point, your router is set up and if the computer that you use to configure the router will normally connect wireless, disconnect the Ethernet cable and wireless of the computer should see your new network. Enter the password you created to join the network and start surfing.

  *****

  B. file/printer sharing of

  Excellent, comprehensive, but easy to understand article on sharing files/printer under Vista. Contains information about sharing printers and files, and the folders:

  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

  For XP, start by running the Network Setup Wizard the on all machines (see warning in section A below).

  Problems sharing files between computers on a network are usually caused by 1) a misconfigured firewall or a firewall neglected (including a dynamic firewall in a virtual private network); or (2) inadvertently run two firewalls such as the firewall of Windows and a third-party firewall. and/or (3) do not have accounts to the same users and passwords on all computers in the workgroup. (4) tries to create actions where the operating system does not.

  A. configure the firewall on all machines to allow traffic to local area network (LAN) as being approved. With the Windows Firewall, it means which allows file sharing / print on the Exceptions tab normally run the XP Network Setup Wizard will take care of this for these machines. The only "witch hunt", it will turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you are not running a third-party firewall or you have an antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like Norton 2006/07) which acts as a firewall, you're fine.  With a third-party firewall, I usually set up the allocation of LAN with an IP address range. E.g. would be 192.168.1.0 - 192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your correct subnet. Do not run more than one firewall. DON'T STOP FIREWALLS; CONFIGURE THEM CORRECTLY.

  (B) to facilitate the Organization, put all computers in the same workgroup. This is done from the System applet in Control Panel, the computer name tab.

  C. create the counterpart of the user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not need to be logged into the same account on all machines and assigned to each user account passwords can be different; accounts/passwords just need to exist and to match on all machines. DO NOT NEGLECT TO CREATE PASSWORDS, EVEN IF ONLY OF SIMPLE. If you want a machine to boot directly to the desktop (a particular user account) for convenience, you can do this. The instructions on this link work for XP and Vista:

  Set up Windows to automatically connect (MVP Ramesh) - http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm

  D. Si one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center, turn off Simple file sharing (Folder Options > view tab).

  E. create share as you wish. XP Home does not share the users directory or the Program Files, but you can share folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the Shared Documents folder. See the first link above for more information on Vista sharing.

  F. you have the job of file sharing (and tested by exchanging a file between machines), if you want to share a printer connected locally to one of your computers, share of this machine. Then go to the printer mftr Web site. and download the latest drivers for the correct system. Install them on the target machines. The printer must be collected during the installation procedure. If this isn't the case, install the drivers and then use the Add Printer Wizard. In some cases, printers must be installed as local printers, but it is outside this response.

• Cannot mount the network drive, but can navigate to it in Windows Explorer

  Windows 7 Ultimate (http://screencast.com/t/hdZkfirf5JQz) type \\192.168.1.107 (my iMac OS X 10.8) to Windows Explorer and connect with the credentials of my iMac user (http://screencast.com/t/KHprlRYtwA), but in trying to get this IP address as a network drive, it is inaccessible. http://screencast.com/t/aoTw217W & http://screencast.com/t/ulE2SGs78Q

  Hello

  The question you have posted is better suited for the TechNet forums. I suggest you send the same in the TechNet forums to improve the assistance:

  Link to the forum:
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en/w7itpronetworking/threads

  I hope this helps!

• Add a network printer by using different credentials in Windows Vista Home Premium

  Hello

  I am trying to add a shared network printer (from server) of a computer running Windows Vista Edition Home Premium. The user must authenticate by using different credentials, but I can't find a way to force Vista to connect with different credentials.
  In Windows 7, it's easy, I just add an entry in the credentials manager and everything works, I can connect to the server, access to all of the actions that the user has access to and add the printer.
  In Windows Vista, I can't do that. "" If I try to add a network of credentials in the "stored user names and passwords", I can only add a "a Web site or program identification information. "A credential to Windows logon" is greyed out.
  When I try to access the share in Windows Explorer, I get an access denied. Instead of having Windows pop up a dialog to authenticate, he tries just to the help of the currently connected user credentails, which isn't what I want.
  If I try to add the printer using the Add Printer Wizard-> add a network printer, when I enter the path to the printer, I also have an access denied instead of bring up a Windows authentication dialog box.
  Any help is greatly appreciated!
  Thank you!

  Hello

  The question you have posted is related to the area and would be better suited to the TechNet community. Please visit the link below to find a community that will provide the best support.
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/w7itpro

• How to add a network printer?

  How can I add a network printer?

  The printer has a wired connection to a router.  Its local IP address is 192.168.1.105.  The name of the printer is NPI64867B.

  My laptop has a wireless connection to the same router.  Of course, access to the network works fine, since I can submit this announcement.  Also, I can ping the IP address of the printer from the laptop.

  I have in the control panel printers, click Add printer, select "A network printer", select "Browse for printer", then click Next.  The following text is displayed:

  

  Note that NPI64867B does not appear in the list "shared printers.  Does?

  If I manually enter NPI64867B in the box of the printer and click Next (which should work?), I get the following error:

  

  If it's important, I have another printer in network configured on the computer.  It's for another domestic network, so it is not connected now.  The name of the printer is NPI6AAA13.  I deselected the option 'Always print to this device, even if its IP address changes', nothing helps.

  The port of the existing network printer name is the name of the printer, HPLaserJet200colorMFPM276nw product.  The printer I am trying to add has the same product name.  Is this a problem?  If so, can I change the name of an arbitrary name (currently unused) pre-existing port?

  Do this way:

  1. Open Printers and faxes
  2. Click on add a printer
  3. Click "Next", select "local printer" and make sure the box "Automatically detect my printer Plug-and-Play" is NOT checked
  4. Click "Next", select "create a new port", then select "Standard TCP/IP port" in the drop-down list (Note - If the printer that you are adding is an HP printer and if the drop-down list includes "HP Standard TCP/IP Port" select that instead; more details later)
  5. Click 'Next' in the standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard Welcome screen
  6. For "printer name or IP address" type 192.168.1.105; the "Name of Port" box is filled in automatically, but you can change it to something more useful, like Office LaserJet or a printer room bedroom, etc..
  7. Before you click 'Next', confirm that the printer is turned on
  8. Click 'Finish' to complete her Add Port Wizard and return to the add a Printer Wizard
  9. Select your model and the manufacturer of the printer and the wizard

  A very common problem with the printers on a network that are left at the default setting for automatically an IP address is that they have a different IP address by the DHCP server on the router if the printer is turned off for a period of time.  The Windows printing system does not detect IP address changes, and therefore the communication with the printer is lost.  'HP Standard TCP/IP Port' has the ability to detect the printer, even if its IP address changes.  You should definitely select this option or - and this is the best practice - assign a static IP address for printers all in network.

• Cannot add media library because I can't get past the billing address page

  [Split of this thread]

  18 months and it seems that it is still a problem. English but living in the Japan. The system is Windows Pro 8.1 but before the Pack of Media Centre has been delivered. Cannot add media library because I can't go beyond page billing address. How backward you can get. Must be one of the only companies left in the world that does not support international purchases.

  Hi stephanie,.

  I have good news.

  My Japanese colleague bought the upgrade for me with his credit card. Now, I installed Media Center.

  Thanks for trying.

• I can't access my email works through outlook over a VPN. The signin VPN works ok, I can see my network co., but can not use outlook. 'Microsoft Exchange Server' reported an error (0 x 80040115)

  prospects for bt infinity

  I recently changed my home to infinity of BT broadband.  Now I can't access my email works through outlook over a VPN.  The signin VPN works ok, I can see my network co., but can not use outlook.   I get the following error at startup of outlook.

  Task 'Microsoft Exchange Server' reported an error (0 x 80040115): ' the connection to the Microsoft Exchange Server is unavailable.  Outlook must be online or connected to complete this action. »

  Anyone have any ideas?

  Allan M

  Hello

  Your question of Windows 7 is more complex than what is generally answered in the Microsoft Answers forums. It is better suited for the IT Pro TechNet public. Please post your question in the TechNet Windows 7 networking forum.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7itpronetworking/threads

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• I am able to scan from the scanner and printer, but can't seem to scan onto computor

  I am able to scan from the scanner and printer, but can't seem to scan on computor, what I have to do.

  Hello

  I suggest you to update the latest drivers for the scanner\printer and check if it helps:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/283658

  Also check out this link:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/323166

  It will be useful.

• When you add the network printer

  When you add the printer network TCP/IP port option is not in the drop-down list

  The TCP/IP port selection will not be on "Add a network printer" it will be on "add a local printer.  You want to feed the printer directly.  In the printers and Faxes folder, click on 'Add printer' > next.  Select "local printer attached to this computer.  Do not check "automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer."  Click Next.  Select "Create a new port" and choose "Standatd TCP/IP Port" in the menu drop-down.  Click Next, click Next again (in the "Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port" Wizard), enter the printer's TCP/IP address, click Next, and then finish.  You return to the add a Printer Wizard.  Select the driver, and then complete the wizard. Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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  https://MVP.support.Microsoft.com/profile/Brian.Tillman
  If a response may help, please vote it as useful. If a response to the problem, please mark it as an answer.

• Windows Vista cannot find any networks after reformat

  Windows Vista cannot find any networks after reformatting. Help!

  Go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > look for it last network adapters Vista drivers > download/install the.

  The computer you are using now if you have an Internet connection with the other > download / save drivers > copy them into Flash Drive > transfer / install on another computer/laptop.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• How to use windows scan with the new canon printer is connected and the copy and printing, but can't seem to be able to use the technique of scan windows

  How to use windows scan with my new canon MX 922 printer.  It is conncected and copying and printing but can't seem to use the windows scan option, the cannon that which for me is slow thanks

  All in one, type printers (print, copy, scan) usually have a very specific set of instructions during the installation.  If not followed exactly the probability is that the scanner will not work.

  Canon: http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer

  Download and read the Setup instructions for your model, have you followed the instructions exactly, more precisely when to connect the printer / scanner during installation of the software process?

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• HP LaserJet M4345 MFP: Network printer problem: cannot print, but can ping

  Good evening

  I have a big problem. We have a network HP LaserJet M4345 MFP printer. It is connected to a switch and the switch is connected to a Modem of Telmex.  It has a static IP address. 5 computers to connect to this printer, but I'm going to use one as a sample.

  The problem is that I can't print anything.

  • I can install the printer in all computers
  • I ping the printer
  • I can access the printer configuration using a browser
  • I can even scan a document

  But I can still print the test page. We have a static IP and it does not repeat the IP address, the host name is unique and date everything is fine. I tried to ping to test for the default gateway and it a ping with a correct response time.  So:

  • The configuration of the printer can be accesed via browser
  • The computer can ping the printer
  • I can scan a document to the PC
  • The printer installs very quickly in all machines
  • The printer can ping the default gateway
  • The IP address and the host name are unique

  What could be the problem? I tried to print in all the machines without success.

  Thank you for your attention.

  It is possible that the network adapter has a problem but since it's your only work around would be to buy a direct jet EIO card and put in the EIO slot in the back near where the network cable is plugged.  They are fairly cheap on ebay and you want to buy a 610N, 615N or 620N one of these models will work.  You must assign an ip address that is different from the one assigned to the integrated card.  I think that there is a way to disable the built in network card, but I have to carry out additional research on that.  If you have an old hp printer that you do not use with a network card eio, even if older 600N it will work in this printer.

• HP Officejet 6500 a shared printer cannot add computer network to send scan

  HP Officejet 6500 a is shared on my network by another computer. I can print to the printer, but I am not able to scan directly to my computer. I can't add another computer in the options of scan on the front panel of HP. I use Microsoft Windows XP Professional 2002. I also downloaded the installation CD on my hard drive, tried to search by IP address, but always without success. Is it possible to add another computer for instructions to scan, if I'm not connected to the HP printer?

  Hey kapua99,

  If you use the printer in shared USB mode to access over the network, then it will only support basic printing.  Shared network printers allow no detection on the share path.

  If you want to scan from multiple computers on the network, so I recommend linking the Officejet 6500 a directly to the network.  For more information about how to install the printer on an Ethernet network or wireless, click on the link below.

  http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/c02430792

  Hope this helps,

  Jason

• I can not connect computer vista laptop to my network home, but I can connect to other networks. Other computers can connect to my home network very well. This can be corrected?

  My laptop runs Vista and I've not had problems connecting to my home network wireless until a week ago or not.  Then, trying to connect, I see other available networks, but not my own.  When I try to connect manually, it says that the network already exists.  Other computers, macbooks, are able to connect to my home network without problem.  I am able to connect to a network on my laptop fine unsecured wireless.

  I could 'solve' the problem or get reconnected with a restoration of the system to an earlier date, but it only lasts a day or two.  I searched for another fix and tried many things, including to reset the router, remove my network, and then reinstall, etc, but can't seem to get this to work as if it were - automatic connection as the first network.

  Any help would be appreciated.  Thank you.

  You have rebooted the router and the pc at the same time?

  You run the IPCONFIG / all from a cmd prompt can and download a preview of the output to a file share services like rapidshare and put a link to it in your next post?