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06-Sep-2010, 12:06 AM #1
HP printer losing wireless connection
My HP Laserjet 1102w's keeps losing its wireless connection to several laptops on my 802.11n wireless network. I have a Linksys WRT610N router. The connection is there for a few days and then isn't.
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06-Sep-2010, 06:05 AM #2
Silly question I know, but have you tried updating your HP and the Linksys drivers?
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06-Sep-2010, 07:00 PM #3
(Exactly Brock_UK.)

Your printer is probably not connecting to your computers. Instead it should be connecting to your router.

Some routers have a problem with their wireless connections, some are more prone to dropping connections than others. I would suggest that you ensure you have the latest firmware for your router (check with the manufacturer) and also ensure you have the latest firmware for your devices, your printer, in this case.
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07-Sep-2010, 06:51 AM #4
hi there,

well first of all, ensure your printer connects to your router and not a single computer, if you have to connect it to a single computer then need to make sure that computer is assigned a fixed IP address, and file printer sharing is turned on in all participating computer.

when you connect the printer to the router, ensure that you setup a fixed/static ip in your printer's network setup, so that whenever you restart/switch off/on the printer, the printer is not lost in the computers you are trying to print to, its never a good idea to have each computer directly talk to the printer without the router in middle.

try it and let me know.
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