What's the trick to make Ethernet work on an HP 2100TN printer?

[Misha]

Just in case others need this, here is the sequence that finally worked
to be able to print to a networked printer for my first time, using
Windows XP and Linux (on deck is Windows 7 and Android).

0. Connect HP 2100TN printer ethernet to your home broadband router.
2. Configure Windows XP (also wired to the router) to print to it:
http://i41.tinypic.com/vi39lt.jpg
3. Configure Linux (wirelessly connected to the router) to print to it:
http://i42.tinypic.com/rjl37s.jpg

Since this was all hunt-and-peck, I post these to help others and for
folks (who actually know what they're doing) to tell me whether I could
have configured WinXP and Linux an easier way to print to a networked
printer.

Next on deck are Windows 7 and Android ...

 

[Misha]

Next on deck are Windows 7 and Android ...

It wasn't intuitive, but, I was able to set up the printer
to print to the networked printer from all three platforms
(except Android):

Windows XP ==> http://i41.tinypic.com/vi39lt.jpg
Windows 7 ==> http://i40.tinypic.com/2hoba78.jpg
Linux ==> http://i40.tinypic.com/2r4ika8.jpg

If anyone has a clue how to print using Android on WiFi,
please let me know as I don't know where to start.

 

[SC Tom]

It wasn't intuitive, but, I was able to set up the printer
to print to the networked printer from all three platforms
(except Android):

Windows XP ==> http://i41.tinypic.com/vi39lt.jpg
Windows 7 ==> http://i40.tinypic.com/2hoba78.jpg
Linux ==> http://i40.tinypic.com/2r4ika8.jpg

If anyone has a clue how to print using Android on WiFi,
please let me know as I don't know where to start.

This works with HP printers, but I couldn't get it to work with my
neighbor's Brother:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hp.android.print&hl=en>

I use it on my Asus Memo to print to my HP with no problems.

I haven't tried this yet, but might be worth a shot:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.threebirds.easyviewer&hl=en>

You also might try comp.mobile.android for other Android inquiries. It's a
pretty decent group.

 

[Misha]

try comp.mobile.android for other Android inquiries.

Hmmmm..... there is no comp.mobile.android on my newsserver.

 

[David H. Lipman]

Hmmmm..... there is no comp.mobile.android on my newsserver.

Have your News Reader (NNTP client) relist all the news groups on that news
server and then find; comp.mobile.android

It is available on GigaNews and NewsGuy.

 

[Misha]

Have your News Reader (NNTP client) relist all the news groups on that
news server and then find; comp.mobile.android

OK. I found it!
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.mobile.android

It must be a new newsgroup, as I had searched in the past for an Android
newsgroup.

 

[David H. Lipman]

OK. I found it!
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.mobile.android

It must be a new newsgroup, as I had searched in the past for an Android
newsgroup.

Ok but, please don't use Google Groups !

 

[Misha]

Ok but, please don't use Google Groups !

Heh heh. I've NEVER used Google Groups. I just used the Deja-News-like
search engine to clarify that the suggested newsgroup existed (because
when I updated my group list in my nntp client, that group still had
not shown up).

Once I confirmed that the group actually existed, I realized there
was a problem with my nntp client group list.

So, I manually deleted my nntp client & newsgroup files, and re-installed
the nntp client and lo and behold, when I refreshed the group list,
that suggested android group FINALLY showed up.

I'm not sure WHY it didn't show up before. Maybe it's a new group?
But, it seems active - which is all that matters.

Thanks for that suggestion, and all your other explanations!

 

[Aragorn]

I'm not sure WHY it didn't show up before. Maybe it's a new group?

Yes, it is. It was created only a month, maybe two months ago.

 

[Misha]

Yes, it is. It was created only a month, maybe two months ago.

Ah, that might explain it then.
Thanks!

 

[Jasen Betts]

Just in case others need this, here is the sequence that finally worked
to be able to print to a networked printer for my first time, using
Windows XP and Linux (on deck is Windows 7 and Android).

0. Connect HP 2100TN printer ethernet to your home broadband router.
2. Configure Windows XP (also wired to the router) to print to it:
http://i41.tinypic.com/vi39lt.jpg
3. Configure Linux (wirelessly connected to the router) to print to it:
http://i42.tinypic.com/rjl37s.jpg

Since this was all hunt-and-peck, I post these to help others and for
folks (who actually know what they're doing) to tell me whether I could
have configured WinXP and Linux an easier way to print to a networked
printer.

Your linux method looks near optimal.

 

[SC Tom]

Ah, that might explain it then.
Thanks!

I'm showing posts as early as January 2013 on Eternal September, so it's
been around for a few months anyhow.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

It wasn't intuitive, but, I was able to set up the printer
to print to the networked printer from all three platforms
(except Android):

Windows XP ==> http://i41.tinypic.com/vi39lt.jpg
Windows 7 ==> http://i40.tinypic.com/2hoba78.jpg
Linux ==> http://i40.tinypic.com/2r4ika8.jpg

If anyone has a clue how to print using Android on WiFi,
please let me know as I don't know where to start.

My useless reply:

I got a networked Epson printer, and its installation was effortless on
W7 and Android.

One penalty for that is that, unlike you, I had no chance to *learn*
anything. I'm not kidding - I seriously feel that difficulties like
yours are a way to learn.

This reply is more meant to indicate that the situation varies for
different manufacturers, in case anyone else wants to set up a networked
printer.

One disclaimer: I have no idea if other Epson printers install as
easily. This one is an Expression Premium XP-800 all-in-one.