I have installed a new HP 1300 printer with jetdirect print server. When i installed it, it worked fine. Now suddenly the printer stopped printing. I have set the print server for DHCP serviced by a WinNT4.0 DHCP server. If i go to the print settings, configure port and put in the IP address of the printer, it prints fine but this is temporary as it is set for DHCP, this IP will keep changing. I cannot ping this printer also with port name but can ping the IP address assigned to it by DHCP. Clearly the problem is with DHCP not assigning this name to WINS or DNS whatever it is using. How can I leave this printer on DHCP and still print normally. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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Check up on the Win NT 4.0 server that the MAC address of the JetDirect card is properly "tied" to the assigned IP of the DHCP server. A correct gateway has to be entered to the DHCP server else the card will try and autoassign an IP within the network range that the printer has detected. I`d rather recommend using a manual IP setting on the card if possible. Another thing might be to check up on the firmware of the Jetdirect card. Allthough it might be new, the firmware might not be the newest available. If an upgrade is needed, flash it through a TCP/IP connection if possible as flashing the card through IPX/SPX has had a few "flaws" in the recent revisions.
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