HP Officejet 6100 ePrinter changed its IP address

My HP Officejet 6100 ePrinter changed its IP address from 192.168.1.9 to 192.168.1.8.
We cannot print from any computer now. How can I change the printer's IP address back?
Thanks,
Steve

Do you have it set for a static IP or DHCP in the router? Normal for IP's to change with no activity as it reconnects to the router and gets a new IP. Suggest you set a static IP in the printer outside the DHCP range of the router.
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HP OfficeJet 6100 EPrinter Installation

I'm trying to install my printer, HP OfficeJet 6100 EPrinter, and I keep getting...."key not valid for use in specified date." I then tried to install a driver from the HP website and received the same message. I've been on this project for the last two days, and I'm really hoping someone will help a tech challenged woman. Thank you in advance for your help!
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HP Officejet Pro K8600: change static IP address using printer control buttons

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Still not what I needed but I did finally find what I was looking for. Clearly not found in any manual. Here it is for anyone else that is looking for the same info.
‎From a post on 11-25-2008 03:46 PM from KFMiles:
I really hope this helps you. Believe it or not there really is a reset for this printer.
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HP Officejet 6100 (h611a) ePrinter can't find wirless network

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That worked.
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Is there any other way to reconfigure the printer's network settings without potentially disrupting our entire network again? Help would be greatly appreciated.

Have you tried changing the printer's IP address manually from one of the Macs that can see it?
I include a copy of a reply on a related subject, from the person on this forum whose user name is IronBadger. Some of it may be helpful. Thank him if it helps.
I am a Mac consultant in Chicago, familiar with the 2100TN.
Michael B. Kaye
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IronBadger's helpful and informed post begins here:
Since Apple removed AppleTalk from 10.6 it may be slightly more complicated to connect your 5100. But it is possible.
A lot depends on what your internet connection is. Do you use wired or wireless ethernet to connect to the internet? If you are using a wired connection your 5100 will need an IP address that matches your Macintosh. This will involve using the printers control panel to manually assign a TCP/IP address that is in the same range as your Macintosh. Wireless instructions below.
If the Mac has an IP address of 169.254.12.54 and subnet mask as 255.255.0.0, change the IP of the printer to 169.254.12.55, change the subnet mask to 255.255.0.0 and change the Gateway to match what is shown on t he Mac. If your Macintosh gets an IP address directly from your ISP (via DHCP) you may be required to obtain an additional address for the printer.
If you are using wireless (airport) to connect to the internet and just have the printer connected to the Macintosh with wired ethernet the information below should help you get connected.
I have copied a document below that discusses putting the printer on the same network as the Macintosh.
These are the instructions for manually configuring the IP Address on a Macintosh to match an AutoIP generated IP address on a printer.
When some HP LaserJet printers are connected to a network but there is not a DHCP or BOOTP server available it will generate an IP address in the AutoIP range of 169.254.x.x where the last two numbers are derived from the printer's MAC address.
To verify the printer's IP address print a configuration page.
If the printer configuration shows the IP in the Range of 169.254.X.X then the printer has typically self configured an IP address.
If the Macintosh is either not connected to the internet or is not using Built-in Ethernet for internet connectivity the IP address on the Macintosh can be configured to connect to the printer on a local network.
This can also be used to temporarily connect to a printer with no control panel and change its IP address.
Check the IP address on one of the computers on the local network:
1. Click on the Apple menu.
2. Select System Preferences.
3. Select the Network System Preference.
4. Click the TCP/IP tab, click the Configure IPv4 dropdown. and select “Manually.”
5. Change the IP address as mentioned in the following example.
• If the printer has an IP address of 169.254.12.54 and subnet mask as 255.255.0.0, change the IP of the computer to 169.254.12.55, change the subnet mask to 255.255.0.0 and change the Gateway to 0.0.0.0.
Connectivity to the printer can be confirmed by:
Opening the embedded web server using a browser by typing http://<ip address of printer>.
Setting up a print queue for the printer using Print & Fax System Preference.
Although I am an HP employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.
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Officejet 6100 Won't Print in Black

I have a problem with the Officejet 6100 eprinter. When I looked at the printer, the power light and resume light were both blinking. I checked for any jams in the printer. Nothing. I took out the cartridges and put them back in. Nothing. I took out the cartridges again and I put them back in one at a time. I discovered that the problem was with the black cartridge. I put in the NEW black cartridge and it cleared the problem. Righ?
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Hi jkbmjp,
Thank you for being a member of the HP Support forums. I see that your Officejet 6100 has the power and resume lights blinking.
I have included the Blinking Lights document for you. It will walk you through the trouble shooting steps required depending on the combination of lights that are blinking, solid or off. I have also included the Troubleshooting Print Quality Issues document with the steps when the printer is not printing one of the colors.
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Change wifi IP address?

I have a few PC on my home network and my iphone works poorly on a wifi connection because it is using the same IP adress as another PC. Is it possible on the phone to change its IP address?

Go into your router settings and assign each wireless device a constant IP address so this does not happen.

Printer Failure, Officejet 6100

My Officejet 6100 printer is failing to recognise that there is a Cyan color cartridge installed. The "empty" light started blinking so I replaced the cartridge wih a new, factory cartridge. The blinking continues. I have removed and replaced the cartridge several times. I have turned off and unpluggged the printer with the same results. I have tried to allign the printerheads and the printer will not start the process.

Hi @OCFred,
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I noticed that your HP Officejet 6100 is not recognizing that your Cyan color cartridge is installed. I am sorry to hear this, but happy to look into it for you!
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Changing my IP Address/MAC Address

Hello,
My ISP (Shaw) assigns dynamic IP addresses. I would like to be able to change it at anytime. I connect to the internet on my Mac wirelessly through my Airport Extreme Base Station.
I emailed Shaw, and they said unplugging the cable modem only resets IP address information in the modem, but does not change my IP address. This is part of the email they sent me; "IP addresses are also assigned based on your network cards unique mac address. If your network card driver or router has the option of manually changing its mac address you can randomly assign yourself a new ip address".
So, my question is, how do I change the MAC address on either my AEBS or my Mac?
Thanks in advance for any help
Tom

So there is no way through AirPort Utility to change your WAN IP address? This is such a normal function through other routers (DLink, Netgear, Linksys) that I'm surprised it's not available. The Netgear web utility has two buttons: one to release the current connection and a second to connect.
I'm wondering if there's any way to "instruct" the AEBS to do this using Terminal and sending commands the the routers LAN IP address. I might have to return this product if I cannot control it properly.

Officejet 6100 (H611a) eprinter won't re-connect to eprint server

My HP Officejet 6100 (H611a) eprinter has been connected to the eprint server for over a year. A few days ago when I tried to print from my tablet, it told me that I was no longer connected to the server.
When I went to the embedded web server page it showed that I had lost the connection and their was an icon that said "fix it". I tried reconnecting to the server by cliking on this icon for several days with no success. It would say "cannot connect to server".
I finally tried unregistering the printer and tried starting over. Now each time I try to register the printer it says "cannot connect to server".
I have been trying this for about two weeks with no success. Any help would be greatly appricated.
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Hi scthom,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums. I understand that you are getting a connection error message when trying to connect to HP’s web services to use ePrint.
My gut feeling is that there was a firmware update pushed out to your router and/or modem and that update is what is preventing the printer from communicating with HP. Please set a manual IP address and manual DNS servers for the printer. I have included a link to another post with the steps, including screen shots, of how to do this. Don’t worry that the screen shots are for an Officejet 8600 the steps are the same.
Please let me know how it goes.
Regards,
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I have many contacts in address book from a certain company that just changed its name. Is there a way to globally change all the contacts to the new company name all at once?

I have many contacts in address book from a certain company that just changed its name. Is there a way to globally change all the contacts to the new company name all at once?

Rando510 wrote:
Although clunky as you say, this sounds like a reasonably efficient way to accomplish what I was seeking.
Address Book has no global find/replace. Bob Grove suggested one possible workaround; however, a grep-capable text editor (eg, TextWrangler) is better than TextEdit if complex strings are involved.
An alternative is Bento (which is designed specifically to interact with the AB database), but it's not free.

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