what you do is open a terminal and type:

     ip addr

and go to the printer and enter the wlan address gotten from the previous
command. you don't need the ip of the printer.

:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 3:45 PM, <joe@actionline.com> wrote:

> Yes, I'd like to do that, but I don't know how to find
> the ip address for the printer.
>
>
> ---------
> > another issue you might have if you are sharing it wirelessly
> > (this happened  with my HP printer) is go into the setup menu
> > and put in the correct ip address ... :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
> ---------
> > On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr. <
> > mailing-lists@phoenixinternet.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Joe,
> >> I think that XP has the printer driver for the HP LaserJet 4
> >> (if not you can download the driver) if you were to hit OK on
> >> that last dialog box. That last dialog box indicates that the
> >> printer is found, but just does not have the driver.
> >>
> >> HPs Print drivers can be found on their website.
> >> Below is the link for the LaserJet 4.
> >>
> >> http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/
> >> swdHome/?cc=us&cc=us&lang=en&lang=en&sp4ts.oid=15026&ac.
> >> admitted=1397751441450.876444892.199480143
> >>
> >> Gilbert
> >>
> >>
> >> On 4/17/2014 8:57 AM, joe@actionline.com wrote:
> >>> On my old IBM Thinkpad running kubuntu Linux, I have an old HP
> >>> LaserJet 4 Plus connected via a parallel port with "Share this
> >>> printer" checked. Please see this screen-shot:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.upquick.com/temp/printersuccess1.jpg
> >>>
> >>> This works fine as a network printer for my other Linux machines, but
> >>> I can't get it to work for my wife's laptop running xp.
> >>>
> >>> Below are 4 screen-shots of what I see when I try to get my wife's xp
> >>> to use the HPLaserJet4 on my network.
> >>>
> >>> http://www.upquick.com/temp/net2xp0.jpg
> >>> http://www.upquick.com/temp/net2xp1.jpg
> >>> http://www.upquick.com/temp/net2xp2.jpg
> >>> http://www.upquick.com/temp/net2xp3.jpg
> >>>
> >>> Some other print driver options for the HP LaserJet 4 Plus are shown
> >>> at this screen-shot:
> >>> http://www.upquick.com/temp/printersuccess2.jpg
> >>>
> >>> How can I find the ip address of the HP LaserJet 4 printer on my
> >>> network?
> >>>
> >>> Or, what else can I do to get this to work?
>
>
>
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