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how to configure an ip address for a hp laserjet 2100M series
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how to configure an ip address for a hp laserjet 2100M series
10:05 AM EST 1/3/07
I have a hp laserjet 2100m series printer. It still has our old ip address (150.xxx) on it and our network has changed with new ip address (170.xxx).How to I change the ip address to our new one. I can't change it on the printer itself because it does not have the functionality to do that (its an old network printer) and I also can type the ip address in the web browser because the old ip address is not recognized by our new set of numbers. What can I do to change it.
Re: how to configure an ip address for a hp laserjet 2100M series
11:58 AM EST 1/3/07 as a reply to Amber Waters.
The easiest way to do this is just to go ahead and temporarily change the ip address, subnet and gateway of one computer back to the old range that the printer is still on. This will let you put the printer ip in the browser and get into the JetDirect card's web interface. Once you change the printer's ip to the new range you will lose connection, and need to change the computer's ip back to the new range.

If you need any of the ip scheme details, I beleive that pressing both buttons at once on that printer will print out an info sheet containing all the ip data.

Dale
Re: how to configure an ip address for a hp laserjet 2100M series
2:58 PM EST 1/10/07 as a reply to Dale Musselman.
The printer is a network printer it is not connected to any one computer. You can't change the ip on the computer back to our old ip because if you do the computer will not connect to the internet so you can't type the printer's old ip in.
Re: how to configure an ip address for a hp laserjet 2100M series
3:36 PM EST 1/10/07 as a reply to Amber Waters.
I do understand about the LaserJet 2100. I considerable time in the US Library program installing and supporting them. You'll just have to take my word on this and give it a try. I realize that once you change the ip on the computer that you won't be able to connect to the internet, but the good thing is that you aren't trying to connect to the internet, you are connecting to the printer, which is on the same LAN (I'm assuming here, they do need to be on the same physical LAN) as the computer.

So when you open the browser, it will search for and fail to find whatever the home page is. Once it gives up, you can then go ahead and type the ip address of the printer in, and you should be connected to the printer.

Dale
Re: how to configure an ip address for a hp laserjet 2100M series
4:13 PM EST 1/10/07 as a reply to Dale Musselman.
ok if the printer is no longer setup on a computer can you set up any computer using our old ip, subnet mask and gateway and connect to the jet direct card by the web browser. Because I tried that and it did not work.
Re: how to configure an ip address for a hp laserjet 2100M series
6:51 PM EST 1/10/07 as a reply to Amber Waters.
Yes, it shouldn't matter if the printer is installed on that computer - it's just acting like a mini web server.

If you can't access the web interface, there are two other possibilities. There is also telnet access, but that requires knowing the correct commands to type. A better next thing to try is to download and install the HP Network Printer Wizard.

If you go to www.hp.com - click on Support and Drivers and search for "Network Printer Wizard" you can get the latest version. You will need to install this program on the computer, but nice thing about it is that it should be able to find and configure the JetDirect card of the printer even though it isn't currently on the same ip range as the computer.

Dale