I have installed a Lynksys wireless printer server. Three computers, two
laptops with XP Pro and one desktop with XP. All either SP2 or SP3.

The wireless server works nicely in that we can print but a dialogue box
comes up and says "Printer not responding." Even so, it prints.

The problem being that there apparently is not two way communication with
the printer across the wireless network and therefore we cannot get the
status of the printer, ie ink status. Printer is a Canon Pixma iP4500.

Any help out there?
--
PROINWV

On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:29:00 -0700, proinwv
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have installed a Lynksys wireless printer server. Three computers, two
>laptops with XP Pro and one desktop with XP. All either SP2 or SP3.
>
>The wireless server works nicely in that we can print but a dialogue box
>comes up and says "Printer not responding." Even so, it prints.
>
>The problem being that there apparently is not two way communication with
>the printer across the wireless network and therefore we cannot get the
>status of the printer, ie ink status. Printer is a Canon Pixma iP4500.
>
>Any help out there?

This is a common problem with printers connected to a print server.
The same thing happens when I use a Bluetooth link to my Canon i80.

I don't know of any way to get two-way communications other than
connecting the printer directly to the computer with a USB cable, or
getting a networkable printer with a built-in print server.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve, I was afraid that was what you would say.

What I'll have to do is occasionally plug the printer usb back to a laptop
and read the ink status.

I don't understand the reason for this lack of communication with a wireless
but it surely does just make it a bit more difficult.

Thanks for your assistance.

On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:40:00 -0700, proinwv
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>>>I have installed a Lynksys wireless printer server. Three computers, two
>>>laptops with XP Pro and one desktop with XP. All either SP2 or SP3.
>>>
>>>The wireless server works nicely in that we can print but a dialogue box
>>>comes up and says "Printer not responding." Even so, it prints.
>>>
>>>The problem being that there apparently is not two way communication with
>>>the printer across the wireless network and therefore we cannot get the
>>>status of the printer, ie ink status. Printer is a Canon Pixma iP4500.
>>>
>>>Any help out there?
>>
>>This is a common problem with printers connected to a print server.
>>The same thing happens when I use a Bluetooth link to my Canon i80.
>>
>>I don't know of any way to get two-way communications other than
>>connecting the printer directly to the computer with a USB cable, or
>>getting a networkable printer with a built-in print server.
>
>Steve, I was afraid that was what you would say.
>
>What I'll have to do is occasionally plug the printer usb back to a laptop
>and read the ink status.
>
>I don't understand the reason for this lack of communication with a wireless
>but it surely does just make it a bit more difficult.
>
>Thanks for your assistance.

You're welcome. The problem isn't specifically that your printer uses
a wireless connection -- the same thing happens when using a print
server with a wired connection. Generic print servers don't support
various printer makers' proprietary two-way communications protocols.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com