Print Server & VPN Problem

I have just installed the new router and have 4 computers working off of it, 2 direct connected and 2 wireless. I also have installed a print server to allow for printing within the network. Everything is working fine at this point. I have to connect to work on one of the direct connected computers using Nortel VPN client. When I make the VPN connection it blocks out the print server/printer. Is there a way so that all the computers, even the one on the VPN connection, to have access to the print server/printer?

Yes, before I connect and after I disconnect with VPN all computers connect fine. The print server/printer also works fine with all the computers before I connect with VPN. After I'm connected the computer that is VPN connected is blocked from the printy server/printer. All the other computers can "talk" to each other and use the printer just fine.

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I have used this print server no problem since late June 09 then it refused to connect to my wireless network today.
At noon, I checked the device status from my laptop and saw that there was one bar signal. I moved the print server closer to the wireless router but there was no improvement. At that time, I checked the router and it showed the device still connected to it. I could ping it from the router but I was unable to "connect" my laptop to it to print. After an hour or so it no longer connected to the router. I am pretty sure that I saw it dying.
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BTW, I use an IBM X61 laptop. It has no problem last two years until yesterday I got several blue screen of death. I notice this symptom disappeared since I removed the wireless print server software.
I searched the support/faqs but I found no answer to this problem other than "checking the power" suggestion. I have not contacted HP yet. I hope HP can look into this matter an give some practical advice rather than asking me to check the power supplies of the device and the router.
Message Edited by ironbadge on 08-13-2009 08:21 PM

Problems after print server migration to Windows Server 2008 R2

Hi all,
New forum member, first time poster. I am at my wits end and have concussion from banging my head on the desk for several days running. Hopefully someone here may be able to help.
Environment
I have recently moved our printing environment from a Windows Server 2003 machine to a new Server 2008 R2 machine in prep for rolling out Windows 7 x64 clients. We have 30-40 printers, majority of which are HP's (M2727's, P4015dn's, CM3530's, P2035's & a CM8060).
My procedure for setting up the printers on the new server involved manually creating each printer and using up-to-date drivers, we wanted to start fresh. The HP's are all using the HP Universal PCL 5 or PCL 6 (61.115.1.10527) x86 & x64 driver. We use Desktop Authority on logon to install the required printers for each client.
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Attempted Fixes
These are some of the attempted fixes that I have tried:
Turning it off and on
Upgrading the firmware on the M2727's to resolve garbled printing & out of memory
Upgrading the firmware on the CM3530's to resolve garbled printing
Reinstalling all HP Universal PCL5/PCL6 x86 & x64 drivers on the print server
Ensuring that the 2008 R2 server is 100% up-to-date with MS patches
Backing up all printers on print server, removing the print server role, deleting all printers & drivers, rebooting, reinstalling the print server role and restoring all printers from backup
Upgraded Desktop Authority to the latest version - as this application is in charge of installing the printers on logon
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If anyone is able to provide any assistance that would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Hartz.
tldr; our printers are screwed since migrating to Windows Server 2008 R2.

Hi all,
New forum member, first time poster. I am at my wits end and have concussion from banging my head on the desk for several days running. Hopefully someone here may be able to help.
Environment
I have recently moved our printing environment from a Windows Server 2003 machine to a new Server 2008 R2 machine in prep for rolling out Windows 7 x64 clients. We have 30-40 printers, majority of which are HP's (M2727's, P4015dn's, CM3530's, P2035's & a CM8060).
My procedure for setting up the printers on the new server involved manually creating each printer and using up-to-date drivers, we wanted to start fresh. The HP's are all using the HP Universal PCL 5 or PCL 6 (61.115.1.10527) x86 & x64 driver. We use Desktop Authority on logon to install the required printers for each client.
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Turning it off and on
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Reinstalling all HP Universal PCL5/PCL6 x86 & x64 drivers on the print server
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Backing up all printers on print server, removing the print server role, deleting all printers & drivers, rebooting, reinstalling the print server role and restoring all printers from backup
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If anyone is able to provide any assistance that would be greatly appreciated.
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Hartz.
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http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer-All-in-One-Software-Drivers/HP-2101nw-wireless-printserver-on-w...
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A week ago, a new machine came in and – to align operating systems - I had to install Windows 7 (64 bits) also on my laptop (previously we were running Windows XP).
Then, I went on with the reinstallation of HP software, for the print server and the printer.
And it was a disaster.
After the failure of the first installation ("Installazione non riuscita"), I went through a series of attempts of uninstalling and reinstalling, again and again, by various methods. Uselessly. Even Revo Uninstaller did not help.
Then, looking for information over the web, I read there was a known problem of incompatibility of the print server’s driver with 64-bit environment, and that HP was not going to rewrite it .
You can imagine my disappointment.
Now, hopefully, I write in this forum to ask for help. My request is twofold:
1) I would like to properIy clean up my laptop and remove all that bad installed sw (both of the print server and the printer), so that at least I can successfully reinstall printer software for using it via USB cable.
For this purpose, can you please give me your suggestions ?
2) I would like to know: It is true that there is no driver available for use this print server on Windows 7 (64 bit) ?
I’m asking because I found these pages which seems to give some hope, but I’m not so sure ... :
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-Systems-and-Software/HP-2101nw-Wireless-G-Print-Serv...
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer-All-in-One-Software-Drivers/HP-2101nw-wireless-printserver-on-w...
Many thanks in advance for your help
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Printing problems using a print server

I am having trouble printing across my local network to some printers. This is a mixed wired and wireless LAN.Lan works fine as the windows machines print with no problems.
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_It can print to the HP 6L, which is the only one that has a parallel connection._ (I think that must be important)
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MBP running OSX 10.5.2
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I'm trying to set up the NSA as a print server. I can ping the NSA, it shows up fine in finder and I can access the shares on the discs - all wirelessly.
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Hi,
I have a C4210 and I want to use it trough a USB printer server.
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(Username) (Untitled)
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Sorry that you are having a problem with your printer spooler.
That is a issues with Windows issue. You can look at the link below and see if this will help the print spooler error.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgHpoNZgbvQ
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