Network Printer Goes Offline when Computer "sleeps"
I own a HP 2840 printer. It has a wifi connectivity. At my home there is a linksys wifi router. The printer is configured for all the wifi to share. When the computer goes to sleep the printer went offline. I have to find it again the printer and faxes section. It has become complicated to make this thing constant. It is just not getting online at all. Is there any way by which I can keep this constant. On startup the printer is detected but when I wake the system from sleep mode it is lost.
Re: Network Printer Goes Offline when Computer "sleeps"
Thanks for the reply. It worked for my HP 2605DTN Printer. It was installed well but somehow it fails the connectivity. So I added the printer on a static ip and configure that on my laptop. It started working and now when the system is turned on the printer is still connected. You must also add all the devices which are shared on the network though ip address so that Vista can remember it. Due to lack of configuration this kind of problem are common.
Re: Network Printer Goes Offline when Computer "sleeps"
It ain't the printer - it's vista. Windows 7 on the laptop sees the HP and the epson printers just fine while vista on he desktop on the same network can't see either. Delete the printer and add them again and things are fine until next time. I just need a menu item that says offline/online and it toggles it either way.