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Re: Laserjet M1212nf works fine over USB, but perpetually initializes when I plug in network cable (447 Views)
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Laserjet M1212nf works fine over USB, but perpetually initializes when I plug in network cable

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‎03-14-2012 10:23 PM - edited ‎03-17-2012 01:26 PM

I've got an all-in-one HP Laserjet M1212nf and I'm working on Windows 7 64-bit. I had it connected  to my wireless router so I could print wirelessly, which I set through a manual IP address.  This setup worked fine for over a year and a half. Suddenly, one day, the printer jumped into "initializing" mode and couldn't get back into ready mode. I thought I had to bake my formatter.  But after unplugging everything an resetting it up, I found that the machine would successfully go into a Ready state as long as the network cable wasn't plugged in.  In fact, even if I started up the printer with just the USB cable just fine, once I plug in the network cable (without turning the machine on or off), the machine will "initialize".  I've already cleaned the port connection. But are there any other ideas?  (Do I need to bake the formatter? :smileytongue:)

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Re: Laserjet M1212nf works fine over USB, but perpetually initializes when I plug in network cable

‎03-19-2012 05:33 AM

Hi gpuser00, 

 

Sounds like you have an issue with your network. Try a new Ethernet cable, and if you still have the issue then you may want to consider hooking it up at a friends or relatives to see if you have the same issue. 

 

How old is you router?

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