Officejet 6500 forgetting network name and drops out all the time

I just got an Officejet 6500 (non-wireless model)
I can assign a network name to it and it works fine, until it's power-cycled. Then it has the original network name again and of course it won't work until it's installed again.
Another problem that could probably be related is that even when I use the default network-name to add it as a network printer in Vista, connection seem to break and it won't print again until I install it over once again.
I get the feeling that firmware is somewhat buggy on it. I don't expect such a device to use batteries to keep it's settings, so I think it's safe to rule out?

@Wifi-Guy: Yes, it's using an ethernet cable IP address always work.
I did some additional testing to find the exact reproducable error.
(I have previously installed the HP software that came on the CD)
1. I added the printer using the "Add new printer" wizard in Vista
2. Print test page, works fine
3. Turn off the Officejet 6500 on the power-button on the front panel (then the WSD Print Provider dissappears in Device Manager).
4. Printer status now appear as "Offline"
5. Turn on the Officejet 6500 again
6. When WSD Print Provider again appears in Device Manager, printer status changes from "Offline" to "User intervention Required" and it's impossible to make it print again unless printer is deleted and added again.
I was not able to find any useful information about this printer status using google.
I just tried changing the network name. As I suspected, this also resets just by powercycling.
Note: I'm using Vista x64.
Message Edited by odyssey on 06-16-2009 10:18 AM
Message Edited by odyssey on 06-16-2009 10:19 AM

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