Cannot get a network printer to work on WinXP home edition

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I have a network with three computers, and I am using Windows XP Home edition on two of the computers. I connected an HP 1300 laser printer with a print server box (from an unidentified Taiwan company) to a port on the network switch. The print server box has a light that shows that there is an Ethernet connection. The network switch light on the port where the printer is connected is on to show that there is a connection.

Win XP is not clear on how to proceed to communicate with the printer.

I imagine that each computer on the network, that wants to print needs to have a copy of the printer driver installed?

''View Network Connections'' shows the computers connected to the switch, but not the networked printer.

I have a feeling that the printer server box needs to be configured with an IP address, but I don't know how.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.
 
Without information about the print server device, there is not much we can
do for you. I am assuming you have already read the manual. Please give us
make and model information and if someone else here has determined what to
do, they can respond to your request.

If the print server device support the LPD service, start with Standard
TCP/IP port configured in LPR mode.

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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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Phil said:
I have a network with three computers, and I am using Windows XP Home
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edition on two of the computers. I connected an HP 1300 laser printer with
a print server box (from an unidentified Taiwan company) to a port on the
network switch. The print server box has a light that shows that there is
an Ethernet connection. The network switch light on the port where the
printer is connected is on to show that there is a connection.
Win XP is not clear on how to proceed to communicate with the printer.

I imagine that each computer on the network, that wants to print needs to
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have a copy of the printer driver installed?
''View Network Connections'' shows the computers connected to the switch, but not the networked printer.

I have a feeling that the printer server box needs to be configured with
Click to expand...
an IP address, but I don't know how.
 
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