HP 6500A lossing connection on my Mac OS X

Hi,
I have been frustrated with this problem for far to long and have not found any help by reading other posts, I will try to outline my details below. Any help would be fantastic.
I have the following:
HP Officejet 6500A Plus E710nz
iMac OS X version 10.6.8 that is connected wireless to Belkin Surf Wireless modem Router.
The issue:
I can install the printer fine, I go through all of the steps following the installation CD and the printer establishes a connection and says the setup is complete. The IP address qouted in the installation matches that of printer when I print a wireless network summary from the touch screen on the printer. However as soon as I close the setup and try to print a document the printer goes offline and does come back on. Why does it do this??
I have uninstalled using the HP unistaller and ctrl opt command to completely uninstall all HP software and printers and reinstalled but still no luck. I have done this multiple times. I have reset the modem and printers multiple times but still no luck.
Help please?
Ben

OK, great questions.
DHCP is a service in your router that automatically issues IP addresses to devices that want to join the network. You are right in that all of the IP addresses on a network have to be the same for the first three segments and the last segment is the unique identifier for each device. This last segment can range from .2 to .254 in theory. In most routers the DHCP range is limited to less than the full range. .1 is reserved for the router itself (called the Gateway address).
To do this right you really should find out the DHCP range of your router. Here is how to enter the router settings (from the manual): In your browser, type “http://router” (you do not need to type in anything else such as “www”) . Then press the Enter key . If you’re still having trouble running the manual setup option, type “192 .168 .2 .1” in your browser (you do not need to type in anything else such as “http://” or “www”) . Then press the Enter key.
Hunt around until you find the DHCP range, then place the printer outside the range. You can also change the range in the router settings. A hundred IP addresses is more than enough for DHCP.
I think something else is going on, but this is fun to play with.
When the printer goes off-line, does it really (like it loses its IP address) or does your Mac just fail to find it. When it shows offline print a Wireless Network Test from the Wireless menu on the front of the printer.
Say thanks by clicking "Kudos" "thumbs up" in the post that helped you.
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