WTF? My HP officejet printer changed it's IP address

[Motrv8d Steve]

for some reason, maybe it's monday?
It won't print.
I think the officejet 7130 decided to change it's IP addy.
I know this b/c I tried to enter the IP addy in the browser address line and it won't come up.
Anyone know how to print out a config page from the printer itself that shows it?
I did this before a long time ago but forgot how.
The manual is weak on this and is not helping.
Somebuddy help me please!!!
Steve

[INandOUTBurger]

google the problem numbnuts

computer nerds not car nerds

[Motrv8d Steve]

hey man, there's a lotta puter techies on this board.
I did google it, but I can't find how to print a config page, that's all I want to do.

[Motrv8d Steve]

google the problem numbnuts

computer nerds not car nerds

look asswipe, there's only so many times you can google something and then after a while, it sucks.

[Neil]

Sounds like you had it configured for DHCP and the lease expired. Just monkey around with the menu buttons - I'm sure you'll find the Config page. You can't mess anything up too bad, so feel free to just play around it it until you find the right page.

[Motrv8d Steve]

Sounds like you had it configured for DHCP and the lease expired. Just monkey around with the menu buttons - I'm sure you'll find the Config page. You can't mess anything up too bad, so feel free to just play around it it until you find the right page.

lease expired?
I've monkeyed and monkeyed with those buttons but no config page so far.

[Sarge]

OK....What os you running Steve? XP? 98? what?

[Sarge]

Here man...I'm gonna assume your running XP.....
http://uis.georgetown.edu/software/d...k.printer.html
EDIT: Can you see the printer in your Network Neighborhood?

[Sarge]

ttt
WAKE UP STEVE

[Motrv8d Steve]

thanks, Sarge! sorry I'm at work right now... and I haven't had a chance to monitor this stuff...
I'll try that when I get home tonight
I should mention that I have my gf's Win XP machine and my G5 iMac connected wirelessly to this OfficeJet with Linksys wireless modem and Linksys wireless router. The printer is connected to the router with a direct ethernet cable.

I quickly scanned that link you gave me and it looks like it asks for the printer's IP address, and If I knew this, I think I would be able to fix the connection problem by typing in this IP address in the printer's advanced properties tab...
to me the problem is somehow the printer has changed it's IP address and I have no way to display it... clear as mud?

[Sarge]

Well the linksys router should tell you the MAC# and IP address assigned to that device...go into the management of the router....go kick its ass Steve! Dont let some snotty nosed geek whoop on you man!!!!!!

[Motrv8d Steve]

thanks sarge, I'll do 'er tonite!
router management, why didn't I think of that?

[Sarge]

Cuz you rode the lil bus to school?

[Motrv8d Steve]

dayum how the hell did you know that?
shoulda taken the big bus...
I'm all over it right now, hopefully this won't be too painful, me bein a mac guy and all...

[Motrv8d Steve]

okay sarge, take me out behind the shed and whoop my ass,
I can't find the router management...
what do I look under?
I've searched under "linksys" "router"
still trying...is that a control panel?

[foshizl]

router management usually you open your browser and type... 192.168.1.1 (usually the gateway address for lynksys) it will then ask you for username and password... (default on lynksys is username "leave empty" password "admin")
(this is what im assuming happened) your router is setup to be a dhcp server and dynamically assign devices IP addresses.. starting and 192.168.1.2 and so on. if the lease expired the router would give the printer a different IP.. thus rendering you unable to print. you can probably set your router up to give static IPs, which is better in a network anyway... although its not as "easy". this is the other piece of info i found the defualt ip for the printer is 192.0.0.192

[Motrv8d Steve]

router management usually you open your browser and type... 192.168.1.1 (usually the gateway address for lynksys) it will then ask you for username and password... (default on lynksys is username "leave empty" password "admin")
(this is what im assuming happened) your router is setup to be a dhcp server and dynamically assign devices IP addresses.. starting and 192.168.1.2 and so on. if the lease expired the router would give the printer a different IP.. thus rendering you unable to print. you can probably set your router up to give static IPs, which is better in a network anyway... although its not as "easy". this is the other piece of info i found the defualt ip for the printer is 192.0.0.192

thank you man!
you da fo shizl!
I'll try that tonite!

[Sarge]

Dayum kids don't know how to use their compooters

[Motrv8d Steve]

Dayum kids don't know how to use their compooters

what was I thinking not realizing my router is setup to be a dhcp server and dynamically assigning devices IP addresses? geez, seems simple enough
What got into me???

[Sarge]

Well did you fix it?