Print Servers w/ Vista

Hello:

I feel like a Dumb Bunny for asking this question, but I have spent hours
trying to get two different Vista machines to connect to two different
printers connected via an Airlink101 Print Server.

The print server is connected to a Lan which has Win2K and WinXP machines.
Everybody is happy with the print server except Vista. I can see the
printers just fine, but when I try to connect I get a "Windows cannot connect
to the printer. Make sure that you have typed the name correctly, and that
the printer is connected to the network."

If I cheat by typing in the printers name or IP address, I can actually add
the printer and even set it to default, but then it fails on print.

Am I missing something basic in my setups or is Vista and the Arirlink101
print server not friendly?

Thanks for any help or suggestions.


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Another satisfied Microsoft user! (mostly)

"Peddlerp" <> wrote in message
news:C1E4BA28-A3B0-422D-A1CF-...
> Hello:
>
> I feel like a Dumb Bunny for asking this question, but I have spent hours
> trying to get two different Vista machines to connect to two different
> printers connected via an Airlink101 Print Server.
>
> The print server is connected to a Lan which has Win2K and WinXP machines.
> Everybody is happy with the print server except Vista. I can see the
> printers just fine, but when I try to connect I get a "Windows cannot
> connect
> to the printer. Make sure that you have typed the name correctly, and
> that
> the printer is connected to the network."
>
> If I cheat by typing in the printers name or IP address, I can actually
> add
> the printer and even set it to default, but then it fails on print.
>
> Am I missing something basic in my setups or is Vista and the Arirlink101
> print server not friendly?
>
> Thanks for any help or suggestions.
>
>
> --
> Another satisfied Microsoft user! (mostly)

Install Vista printer drivers on your Vista Machines.

Thank you for your response, however I found the answer on another BBS. It
would appear that Airlink101 print server is invisable to Vista, the attached
printers install as "Local" printers not Networked printers.

I would hope that in the next revision of Vista the installation program
would 'not care' if a Discovered printer was local or networked.

Best to all of you.
PP
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"Charles W Davis" wrote:

>
> "Peddlerp" <> wrote in message
> news:C1E4BA28-A3B0-422D-A1CF-...
> > Hello:
> >
> > I feel like a Dumb Bunny for asking this question, but I have spent hours
> > trying to get two different Vista machines to connect to two different
> > printers connected via an Airlink101 Print Server.
> >
> > The print server is connected to a Lan which has Win2K and WinXP machines.
> > Everybody is happy with the print server except Vista. I can see the
> > printers just fine, but when I try to connect I get a "Windows cannot
> > connect
> > to the printer. Make sure that you have typed the name correctly, and
> > that
> > the printer is connected to the network."
> >
> > If I cheat by typing in the printers name or IP address, I can actually
> > add
> > the printer and even set it to default, but then it fails on print.
> >
> > Am I missing something basic in my setups or is Vista and the Arirlink101
> > print server not friendly?
> >
> > Thanks for any help or suggestions.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Another satisfied Microsoft user! (mostly)
>
> Install Vista printer drivers on your Vista Machines.
>