I have 5 computers on the network, 3 run Vista Business, 1 Vista Home (on HP Desktop), and one Server 2003. The computers are in a star topology around the router.
All the computers can access each other and the router, all can access the internet, and the HP running Vista and Server 2003 computers recognize the printer, but the other Vista OS's won't detect it unless I reboot the printer. After that the printer is fully functional, but the connection is flaky.
I've found that the print driver is unstable (the OS disables it on startup) and that the HP Network Discovery Service hangs on startup (won't restart sometimes). The apps, drivers and OS have the latest versions and updates so I'm at a loss. I've spent the last 2 days on this, but have to think it's a common problem since all the computers running Vista (except the one made by the printer manufacturer) have the same problem.
Has anyone run across this problem and found a solution?
Yep, I forgot to add those details. The firewalls are off and the needed ports are open in the router. They're also all on the same network and have different IP addresses (100-107) and are controlled through DHCP. I can also ping the printer and access its web page as well as view it in the network explorer.
Each computer will have full printer functionality but the OS drops it and finds it again at random intervals at some point independently. One computer will not detect it while others will.
All the computers can access each other and the router, all can access the internet, and the HP running Vista and Server 2003 computers recognize the printer, but the other Vista OS's won't detect it unless I reboot the printer. After that the printer is fully functional, but the connection is flaky.
I've found that the print driver is unstable (the OS disables it on startup) and that the HP Network Discovery Service hangs on startup (won't restart sometimes). The apps, drivers and OS have the latest versions and updates so I'm at a loss. I've spent the last 2 days on this, but have to think it's a common problem since all the computers running Vista (except the one made by the printer manufacturer) have the same problem.
Has anyone run across this problem and found a solution?
Yep, I forgot to add those details. The firewalls are off and the needed ports are open in the router. They're also all on the same network and have different IP addresses (100-107) and are controlled through DHCP. I can also ping the printer and access its web page as well as view it in the network explorer.
Each computer will have full printer functionality but the OS drops it and finds it again at random intervals at some point independently. One computer will not detect it while others will.