Network printers issue

Hello everyone
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Hello everyone
Recently we’ve installed more than 100 “HP Laser Jet 600 M601 M602 M603 PCL 6” and about 80 “HP Laser Jet 400 M401 PCL 6” printers on a site. Print Server was raised on the file server. Since installation finished, we faced strange problems. A user
desktop becomes irresponsible when printing the document using “HP Laser Jet 600 M601 M602 M603 PCL 6” series printer.
Users log on to their desktop using 5 Terminal Servers. Printer drivers, downloaded from manufacturer’s website, were installed on all 5 TSs and 1 File Server. So, “HP Laser Jet 400 M401 PCL 6” series printers works very well, but other printers are not.
We think of drivers, but can’t find
Thank you for any help in advance… Any help is appreciated
System: Win Server 2008 R2
Printers are network printers

Hi, If you use LPD with the M601 I would check that thread;
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverprint/thread/78a56c1f-6276-48d7-bf00-a70d71e87feb
There seem to be a driver problem with that model.
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5. Turn on your printer
6. Turn on your computer
Once the network connection is re-established on your computer and printer please check your IP address once again on the printer using the steps I provided above.
Can you open the printer website now with the IP Address?
If yes, than it seems like your router had blocked communication to the printer. To avoid this in the future you can:
Open the Router Ports:
- Incoming (UDP) Ports:
137, 138, 161, 427
- Outgoing (TCP) Ports:
137, 139, 427, 9100, 9220, 9500
Also, you can refer to the steps within Printer Does Not Maintain Wireless Connection for additional configuration options. Focus on Solution two for assigning a static IP.
Please let me know if the steps provided resolve you issue. Good luck!
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