I have a wireless printer, with a wireless router. I set up the printer through my router and the printer connects. But when I go to print it will not. I did a test page from the printer and everything passes. I do not understand. This does the same thing on 2 computers.

Randy

First, I do not recommend setting a printer up wirelessly, unless it needs to located away from the router. Otherwise I would wire it into the router.

Second, when you go to install the printer on your PCs do you see the printer listed in network printers?

Generally, I install network printers as a local printer. But when prompted to select a port, I choose TCP/IP rather than LPT1 and enter the IP adddress assigned to the printer.

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Originally Posted by ScottGem

First, I do not recommend setting a printer up wirelessly, unless it needs to located away from the router. otherwise I would wire it into the router.

Second, when you go to install the printer on your PCs do you see the printer listed in network printers?

Generally, I install network printers as a local printer. But when prompted to select a port, I choose TCP/IP rather than LPT1 and enter the IP adddress assigned to the printer.

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Yes I do see the printer on both computers. I also have to have the printer away from the router.

Is this an All-in-one type of printer? Did you use the software that came with the printer to discover the printer on the network?

Did you assign an IP address to the printer or did you allow the printer to use DHCP? Using DHCP for a printer is a bad move if you are using the TCP/IP printer port as Scott mentions. I would use the same method he recommends as well but you must use a static IP address for your network and one that is NOT going to be handed out by your DHCP server. So if your DHCP server is handing out 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.150 then you will need to select an IP address outside of that range - 192.168.1.50 for example. This way, every time you turn your printer on, it will have the same address and not be subject to what is available from your DHCP server. That way, the TCP/IP printer port can consistently communicate with the IP address you have assigned.