Non wireless connection

Can see nothing in any instructions about how to wire the printer to a computer NOT using wireless connection. I presume it is the socket below the phone sockets at rear but the lead I have at the moment will not fit, and HP do not seem to have provided one. Any ideas/ confirmation?

Hello weeesel,
Welcome to the HP Forums.
I see that you are attempting to connect the printer to the computer with a wired connection.
You will need to use a USB cable that is not provided in the box with the HP printer simply because the printer has the wireless capability. You can purchase the usb cable at any computer store.
Once you have the cable, if you need assistance with the connection, please feel free to write me back and I will be happy to help.
Cheers,
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Can AirPort Express connect a wireless and a non-wireless at the same time

Hello everyone,
I have both a PowerBook G4 with wireless card, and a 17 inch iMac G4. Is there a way to connect both of them to the internet using the airport express?? can the PB access via wireless and the iMac via the usb port perhaps?? right now I connect the non-wireless directly to the broadband modem using ethernet.any pointers will be really appreciated!!
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I need an ethernet cable connection to a non-wireless device that isn't near my current airport express. Can I buy an extra one to plug in near the non wireless device to receive the wireless data and put the signal out in ethernet form?

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Download and install this: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907
Reset the printing system:
- Go to System Preferences > Print & Scan
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WARNING - this will delete ALL of your printers!
- Select the plus sign to re-add a printer. Select the Defualt tab on the top of the window. Look for the printer, select it and wait until the "Add" button becomes available. Click it.
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PhotoSmart 310a doesn't print using wireless connection

First... I have to say that if I had known what a HUGE pain in the butt this printer was I would never have bought it. On top of that, the thing apparently doesn't have an option to "hard wire" connect it to my computer... which the guy at the store didn't bother to point out. On top of that HP's customer service is, apparently, non-existent, as attempts to reach by phone are useless.
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I have actually been successful printing with it ONE time.... so I know that it can do it.
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... When I use the "printer utility" to print a test page - also goes wireless - it prints just fine.
I've tried to use this printer only 4 times now for various jobs... and each time has been an ordeal lasting from 30 minutes to several hours. I've managed to get it to print on one occasion... though I can not remember how I did it.
It has NO problem printing from an email... so I guess I could just always do it that way... but it involves several extra steps to do so and I'm not even sure it would work for every type of print job I need.
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It works fine photocoping
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I don't understand how a company can make something this sophisticated and not have it give you an ERROR CODE when it fails to complete a function... and frankly, I'm fed up with this thing. It's a big, oversized, shiny paperweight and I've wasted way too much of my time trying to figure it out. This is one last ditch effort.
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In the mean time, you could try this quick trick; resetting the printing system:
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WARNING - this will delete ALL of your printers!
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If you want you can reload Firefox 4.0 or the last "old" version is 3.6.16 and is available here:
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HP 8600 OfficeJet continues to lose wireless connection

Hello - I just purchased this printer for the purpose of wireless printing from my iPad, iMac, iPhone, and the fact that the old HP was several years old and beginning to not work correctly. So the Windows Xp is also a factor in printing. The iPad, iMac, and iPhone did recognize the printer the first time and printed what I sent as a test. I read through the set up that is quite simple. The first time every device connected and was able to print to the printer. I even set up emails that would be used to send to the printer when I am away. This all tested out correctly. It is a secure network (entered my SSID key that was accepted) and if I have to use this printer on an unsecure network I'll take it back to the store. **** The very next day nothing worked because the printer lost the wireless connection. I went through the set up again to re-establish the connection. That worked fine. **** Even still the next day after doing all of that the printer was again not printing because it was not recognizing the wireless. I tried numerous things and as of this posting the printer will not work wirelessly or USB connected. I rebooted the router, computer (Windows xp), and printer. I went through the install again and the printer says it's connected. I do notice that the 'fan' that shows the wireless (blue light at bottom right) is off but the blue light is on. The power button light also flickers off and on. So, back to running all the set up and re-installs. I did this several times and pulled the USB plug when instructed by the set up. Still nothing. I also went through the printer to do the troubleshooting that the help suggests and the displays and reports are showing nothing that says the printer is not connected. The report actually says the wireless connection is working. None of the other devices that are wireless have ever had a problem on this router. Those work just fine. I read through this forum and didn't see anything that looked like the problem I am experiencing. What next? Thank you Daria This is the set up: Hp Officejet 8600 wireless printer Windows XP SP3 DirectTV DSL wireless router

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HP Officejet 6500A Plus will not maintain wireless connection reliably

For the HP EXPERTS on Expert Day, April 18, 2012:
B.L.A.T. (Bottom Line At Top): We have an HP Officejet 6500A Plus purchased about 5 months ago. We wanted to use it as a wireless-connected printer in another room besides our home office. It is useless to us because it will not maintain its wireless connection, even sitting just a few feet from the router in the same room. Except for numerous hours of troubleshooting, we have left it sitting powered up, but unused and idle, for almost the entire 5 months in our home office. DURING ALL THAT IDLE TIME, IT HAS LOGGED OVER 3,200 DISCONNECTS, at a consistent rate of 24 disconnects every 24 hours, even though it ALWAYS reports that the wireless signal quality is “EXCELLENT” (all this is according to the Wireless Network Test Reports we’ve printed throughout the last 5 months). So our question is, what is it that this printer is trying to do once an hour over a wireless connection that is causing these thousands of disconnects? And how can we stop it?
NOTE! Before you round up the usual suspects (namely our router and our PC firewalls) please note that we also bought an HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus ON THE SAME DAY as the Officejet 6500A Plus. The 8600 was also installed with a wireless connection, and has worked without a single network issue for the entire 5 months.
NOW, FOR THE REST OF THE STORY…
WHO WE ARE: My wife and I have worked on HP equipment for 33 years, starting in 1979 as corporate customers of HP when we worked for Exxon; then we both worked for HP directly for 17 years; and we’ve now used dozens of pieces of HP equipment in our home during the last 12 years in retirement. We’re primarily software folks, so we’re not exactly experts in hardware and networking, but on the other hand, this ain’t our first rodeo either.
OUR CONFIGURATION:
PC’s – All running Windows 7 x64 with all important patches applied and Norton Internet Security 2012: HPE-270f and HP AIO 200-Quad, each with full 6500A and 8600A drivers installed on wireless connection. These 2 PC’s themselves can connect either wirelessly or via Ethernet to our home network. The 270f has a dual-band wireless board. Both bands work. We also have a new dv7t laptop with only the full 6500A driver installed via wireless connection. The laptop is now upstairs and it’s connected to our home network wirelessly without any issues. (This is where we had hoped to also put the 6500A, but it needs to work reliably via wireless connection.)
ROUTER: Netgear N600 WNDR3700 providing Ethernet and wireless networking. Router provides a very strong wireless signal throughout the house. No wireless problems with any other equipment including an iPod, two Kindle Fires besides all the HP equipment.
PRINTERS: Besides the two HP printers, the HPE-270f PC has a Canon MP960 installed on it. And if we can’t get the 6500A working right or replaced with something that does work right, we may be buying our second Canon printer. By the way, on the 6500A, ePrint and App’s are set to ON, but of course they’re not being used, just like everything else on this AIO.
OTHER: We also have a Sonos music system that connects to our network via Ethernet and has its own proprietary mesh network (on another frequency) for transmitting ripped music wirelessly to speaker units throughout our house. (If you aren’t familiar with this totally cool system, check out sonos.com). We’ve never seen any evidence of interference between these two wireless networks, or our wireless phone sets either.
HP TOOLS AVAILABLE ON ALL 3 PC’s: HPU
UPDATE 5.003.001.001 (reporting everything up-to-date); HPHDU 3.1.0.17; HPPDU 5.0.0.015 and HPNDU 4.3.0.002.
SYMPTOMS: The 6500A Plus installs quickly and easliy, and connects wirelessly just fine during installation. But sometime over the next hour (usually less), it disconnects and won’t print from PC applications. Sometimes the application puts up an “Unable to communicate with printer” screen, even though the PC usually thinks the printer is “ready”. Other times, the PC thinks the printer is offline (but printers don’t have “offline” buttons anymore!). Often, if you just leave everything alone, the 6500A will somehow reconnect and print out the spooled file 5-30 MINUTES later. So it does usually seem to be able to recover given some time, but that doesn’t always fit our schedule! Occasionally, turning the wireless radio on the printer off and back on will fix it right away. But usually, you have to power the printer completely off, and then back on. As far as we know, that always fixes it…..until the next disconnect a few minutes later!
PREVIOUSLY TRIED: After reading some of HP’s wireless network support websites, I manually assigned a fixed IP address to this printer. It didn’t seem to matter; according to the wireless network test report, it still logs disconnects at the rate of one per hour, and all the failure symptoms were the same.
We also dabbled a bit with setting this printer as “trusted” to the Firewall, but that didn’t seem to matter either.
Next, we connected the printer via Ethernet. The printer immediately started to work, even though it had just been in its “failed” state over the wireless connection. As far as we know, it never failed while connected via Ethernet. This seems to point to a purely wireless hardware/firmware problem on the printer itself.
Late last year, I tried two different chat sessions about this with the inter-continental AIO support teams, each one lasting several hours. Unfortunately, none of their optimistic solution scripts seemed to fit our problem. They both seemed determined to reconfigure the 6500A as a TCP/IP printer, which of course worked fine initially, just like everything else. At this point, they would understandably want to close the chat. But 20-30 minutes later, we could no longer print to it. During the second chat, they got into one of our PC’s remotely and effectively turned off the spooler (by selecting “Print Directly” or something like that). After that, all was well again (as usual) UNTIL the printer disconnected, at which time attempting to print from that PC would HANG the application (since the spooler was no longer buffering) and eventually hang the whole PC. One giant leap backwards. That’s when I gave up on the multi-hour chat sessions.
The three diagnostic utilities (HDU, PDU, NDU) have been tried over and over. When the printer is in its disconnected state, the DU’s usually don’t detect the 6500A at all, or if they do detect it, they are unable to fix anything. Frankly, it’s easier to just power the printer off (which takes about a minute) and power the printer back on (which takes more than a minute) and then wait for the spooler to kick in (usually about 30 seconds). BUT WE DON’T CONSIDER THAT A SOLUTION!!
B.L.A.B. (Bottom Line At Bottom): We have used up nearly the entire black ink cartridge and at least a ream of paper troubleshooting this brand new printer, to no avail. This printer is useless to us unless it can maintain a wireless connection reliably. Please help!
Thanks –
Bob and Jane
(Note: we have an appointment from about 11:20 am EDT – 1 pm EDT, 8:20 am PDT till about 10 am PDT)

I bought the Officejet 6500A Plus about one month and have experienced the very same problem. I tried to remedy this problem following suggestions in a number of different posts (static IP, router, firewalls etc), all to no avail. Last week I called support. The support I received by the tech over several hours and different days for a week was very good. However none of his suggestions corrected the connection issue. After today's recommended fix failed, he advised HP is aware of this issue with the 6500 and other affected printers. He claimed HP was working on a firmware upgrade. He did not know when the update would be provided. The tech also claimed HP acknowledged this problem in a written announcement. He agreed to email the announcement to me. I haven't received it. This has been the only problem I've had with the 6500

How to set up WRT54GS so the wired and wireless connections both work?

I have a DSL line in to a Motorola modem.
The modem is connected to the WRT54GS with an ethernet cable.
When I connect my computers directly into the WRT54GS with an ethernet cable (there are four connection spots at the back of the box), I cannot go to the internet. I have 3 computers plugged in, but none of them connect via Ethernet..
Is there a setting on the router so that I can use the router for both wired and wireless connectivity?
Added info: I tried to connect directly from the computer to the modem, but again, got no connectivity. When I "chatted" with ATT, they told me the modem is set to "bridge", and that I could connect only one device. I don't want to change this setting because I want to use the router for the wireless capability. Besides which, I have more than one computer to connect to the internet.
How come I cannot just plug in and go?
My firmware version is v2.07.1.
I don't know how to find out what hardware version I have.
Other info is "DirectEthernet Connection, Speed: 100.0 Mbps, Signal Strength: Excellent, Status: Connected"
Also "1394 Connection 3, Speed: 400.0 Mbps, Status: Connected"
I don't know what that's for, but thought it might prove useful to those of you who are knowledgeable about such things.
Wireless is ok, but if I'm sitting right next to the router, I'd like to connect with Ethernet and take advantage of the better speed, etc.
Thanks in advance.

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How can I print from ipad to non wireless printer?

How can I print from ipad to non wireless printer.
....been trying to save document to pc to print.... but cant find a way to do so.....?

Actually you can print to a non wireless printer if you have apps on the iPad and your computer that will do this and as long as you can set up a WiFi network or the iPad and the computer are already on the same network.
I Am running an old OSX version on my iMac at work (Tiger OSX 10.4.11) and I have an app on my iPad called Save2 pdf. I downloaded a helper app on the Mac called WePrint. I do not have WiFi at work, but I create a WiFi network using the Ethernet connection to the Mac that my iPad can also join. As long as I can send the file/text/document to the Save2pdf app, I can print it on my old HP LaserWriter1012 which is not a wireless printer. This uses the Mac as the print server and the WePrint app on the Mac sends the doecument to the printer.
It's not a very elegant solution, and it is a little convoluted, but it does work.

How can i access the internet using a non-wireless...

Before upgrading my BT broadband to BT Infinity, I was able to connect my two desktop PC's to the BTHUB2 without a problem. One of them is running Windows 7 and has a wireless connection, the other is running Windows XP and does not have a wireless adapter but it was connected by an ethernet cable to the BTHub2 which was portable and could therefore be plugged into any of the telephone sockets that were positioned around the house.
Unfortunately, since upgrading to the BTHub3 which is not portable, the Windows XP PC is too far away to connect using an ethernet cable and it is impractical to move it closer to the hub.
I'm happy with the position of the hub and do not wish to move it, so I need to consider other options.
As both PC's are in the same room, I understand that it is possible to link them with a Lan cable, and this will enable me to add the XP PC to my home network.
What I would like to know is what cable I need. (ie. what do I ask for) ? Is it an ethernet crossover cable ?
I'm sure that other BT Infinity users must have experienced a similar problem with older non-wireless equipment that is not in close proximity to the hub. I would be grateful for any advice that may help me to find the best solution to the problem.

Thank you for confirming that a LAN and ethernet connection are the same thing. I have tried linking the two PC's with an ethernet cable and I've read so many articles on how to configure them both to enable the XP computer to connect to the internet via the WIN7 computer and it's wireless connection to the BTHub3, but I'm afraid that I'm now more confused than when I started.
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The BT Hub is static and positioned in the hallway.
Both PC's are in the same upstairs room.
The room has a telephone socket on an extension which works with a telephone. There are also power sockets available.
I already have a home network set up with the WIN7 wireless PC as the host.
I have wireless devices connected to the home network that are working perfectly (eg. HDTV,Xbox360, Laptop), but can I heck figure out how to connect the WIN XP to the home network.
I have managed to connect it directly to the Hub using an ethernet cable, but it involved carrying it downstairs into the hall and plugging the ethernet cable directly into the hub, and although this worked a treat, I need the PC to be upstairs.
Using a long ethernet cable is not an option either I'm afraid. Apart from the untidiness, I believe that it would seriously reduce the speed of the BT Infinity connection, which is also the reason that BT do not recommend plugging the hub into a telephone extension socket.
So far, using the ethernet cable between the two PC's and using the Networking Connection Wizard on the XP PC, I have tried connecting using the local area network with limited success. The STATUS window shows that it is connected with a speed of 100.0 Mbps, but the ACTIVITY only shows that there are packets being sent, none received. Also, clicking on Internet Explorer brings up a window stating that no connection to the internet is avalable.
However, my initial optimism that this at least indicated that progress had been made quickly disappeared after adding the   XP machine as a device to my Homegroup on the WIN7 PC. The local area connection STATUS window on the WIN7 PC shows the media state as 'enabled' and 'speed 100.0 Mbps', but again it only shows that packets are being sent and none received. Furthermore, IPv4 connectivity is showing 'no internet access' and IPv6 connectivity shows 'no network access'.
I've tried running Windows Network Diagnostics and the troubleshooter stated that the Local Area Connection does not have a valid IP configuration. Here is the troubleshooting report:
Issues found:
"Local Area Connection" doesn't have a valid IP configuration NOT FIXED
Reset the "Local Area Adapter"                                             Completed
Investigate router or broadband modem issues                      Completed
Details about network adapter diagnosis:
Network adapter Local Area Connection driver information:
Description............................ Intel (R) 82562v-2 10/100 Network Connection
Manufacturer......................... Intel
Provider................................ Microsoft
Version................................. 9.13.4.10
Inf File Name........................ C:\Windows\INF\netele32.inf
Inf File Date.......................... Monday, July 13, 2009   8:46:31 PM
Section Name........................ E104C
Hardware ID......................... pci\ven_8086&dev_10c0
Instance Status Flags............. 0x180200a
Device Manager Status Code.. 0
IfType.................................. 6
Physical Media Type.............. 0
The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties on both PC's for the Local Area Connection were input as follows:
IP address: 192.168.1.68 (with 68 being the next device number available)
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.254
Preferred DNS server: 192.168.1.254
Alternate DNS server: . . . .
I've also tried configuring the above properties by ticking the box 'Automatically detect settings', but it reports no connectivity. I haven't tried the third available configuration option which is 'using a proxy server', because I don't know if it is relevant or not and it is asking me to input an 'address' and 'port' ?
Any solution ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Adding a non-wireless PC to an Airport Extreme network with WDS, or extend

I have an Airport Extreme base station (802.11n), a Time Capsule, and a cable modem. Currently the Time Capsule is wired by WAN to my cable modem. It is broadcasing a wireless network to my iMac Intel Core2Duo running 10.5.2 and my AppleTV, and my MacBook Pro running 10.4.11. I'd just acquired a Windows XP PC with no WiFi card but a built-in NIC card. I'm having difficulty adding the Airport Extreme base station to the network of the Time Capsule, so the non-wireless PC can use the LAN port of the Airport Extreme and pickup an internet connection. I don't want anything connected to the WAN port of the Airport Extreme. The PC can't be moved to the room with the cable modem. Should I:
1. Set it up from the Airport Utility of my iMac or MacBook Pro?
2. Switch the placement of the Airport Extreme and Time Capsule?
3. What steps should I take from Airport Utility, to add a reset Airport Extreme or Time Capsule to the network already tied to my Cable modem?

Since both of your base stations are 802.11n, I suggest that you use the "extend a network" feature available to these, instead of creating a WDS.
1. Set it up from the Airport Utility of my iMac or MacBook Pro?
Your choice, you could use the AirPort Utility from either of these Macs to configure the base stations.
2. Switch the placement of the Airport Extreme and Time Capsule?
I'd suggest leaving the Time Capsule connected to the modem and use the AEBSn to extend its wireless network.
3. What steps should I take from Airport Utility, to add a reset Airport Extreme or Time Capsule to the network already tied to my Cable modem?
Here are the basic steps to configure the extended network:
o If practical, place the base stations in near proximity to each other during the setup phase. Once done, move them to their desired locations. You may also want to temporarily connect the AEBSn directly to one of the TC's LAN ports during setup.
o Open AirPort Utility and select the TC.
o Choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.
o Click AirPort in the toolbar, and then click Wireless.
o Choose “Create a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then select the “Allow this network to be extended” checkbox.
o Next, select the AEBSn, and again choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.
o Choose “Extend a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then choose the TC's wireless network from the Network Name pop-up menu.
o Click Update to update the base station with new network settings.
o Upon completion of the setup, you can now relocate the AEBSn to its desired location.
(ref: Page 46 of "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility.)

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