HP PSC 2510 "Wireless Network" (unless you don't have USB)

[Steve]

Hi.

The above printer (AIO) describes itself as being a network-ready
printer. Indeed, it has a built-in print server, an ethernet
connection and 802.11b connection wireless support.

I run a wireless network at home and have four devices on it - my own
computer (Win 2000), my partner's computer (Win 98SE), the router and
the aforementioned printer.

However, I am unable to print from my partner's computer because the
drivers can only be installed on computers with USB. The installation
CD performs a system check and immediately cancels installation when
no USB software/hardware is found.

Even if the drivers for this are adaptations of drivers for a previous
USB printer (2400 series?), I see no reason why, with the correct
files installed, I shouldn't be able to use this _network_ printer
from a Win 98SE machine, surely all that is required is for the DLLs
to be installed, the lack of hardware should make no difference, yes?

Any advice is welcome, since HP are simply saying that it can't be
done and that I should add USB capabilities to my partner's computer
(note: I have tried this and it (the PCMCIA card) causes her machine
to hang).

Thanks.

Steve.

 

[Ruither Lovren]

Hi Steve,

you can try to use the buildin drivers for an 695c or 970c hp printer.
you have to choose network connected option in your windows print env.

printig should be possible in any way

cheers
ruither

ps: sorry for my broken english

 

[Bryce]

At the dialog that indicates the install is 'Blocked' (red X for USB), hold
down the Shift & Ctrl buttons on your keyboard, then select 'Cancel' with
your mouse cursor. This will circumvent the install block.

 

[Ben Myers]

I recently solved a client's printer sharing problems with another model of PSC.
After installing the PSC 750 drivers on the computer to which it was connected,
I set up a share name for the device, then went to the other computers and
installed the DeskJet 698 drivers, attaching the drivers to the shared printer
device on the other computers. Oh, yes! I also unchecked the checkbox that
said the printer was bidirectional. Very important, else the printer driver
will attempt to read back the status of the printer. Obviously, you can't scan
and copy from the other computers, but that seems to be the limitation built
into PSC devices from HP and other manufacturers.

The PSC devices seem to use similar or the same drivers as the DeskJets use.
This makes sense if one thinks like a software/firmware R&D director. Why start
from scratch when one can build on previous engineering efforts.

The trick is to pick a DeskJet driver of a similar or slightly earlier
vintage... Ben Myers