VERY weird IP printer address

[Hasan516]

 Hello all,

I have an HP Deskjet F4583 wireless printer. When I first used it and set it up (about 3 months ago)it was working fine and like a charm.

But then 1 week later it wouldnt print. The print jobs would just stay stacked. So I started to connect it by USB cable. But I decided that since I bought the printer for its wireless capabilities, I might as well use it for that. 

The problem is, is that it has a very weird IP address 169.254.64.20.

I try to go on it using internet exploreer but it doesnt work.

I use a NetGear WNR2000. This has WPS.

Information: From wireless print page:

Firmware revision: MPxxFN0923AR

802.11 Wireless

Status: connected

Communication mode: infrastructure

Signal strength: 5

Authentication type: WPA-PSK

Encryption Automatic (AES or TKIP)              (its TKIP)

IPV4

IP address: 169.254.64.20

Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0

Default gateway: 0.0.0.0

Configuration source: AutoIP

Primary DNS server: 0.0.0.0

Secondary DNS server: 0.0.0.0

My computer runs Windows 7 Ultimate (recently installed) but before it was XP pro SP 3. I can connect the compuer to the router by either Ethernet cable or by wireless.

Thanks

EDIT:

I tried the HP netwok dagnostic utility, the printer didnt show 

This is what it said when I clicked make a report:

-----------------------------------------------------------

Dumping Diagnotic Info started at 2010/06/29 17:24:49 

Version : 3.0.0.53

Operating System : Windows 7 (32 Bit)

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****CNDUMasterData::DumpStores() started *****

****m_pNetworkStore->Dump() started *****

Network Data from CNetworkStore

Hostname: name

IP Address: *.*.1.12

Connection Type: Wireless

Signal Strength: 100

Adapter: Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter

Computer MAC: 00:23:69:0C:*:*

VPN Connection: No

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway: *.*.1.1

Router MAC Address: 00:22:3F:91:*:*

Is Network Connected: Yes

Is Internet Connected: Yes

****m_pNetworkStore->Dump() finished *****

m_wlanNetworkMap contains 1 wireless networks

SSID : name

Signal Quality : 100%

Security : Yes

Authentication : WPA

Network Type : Infrastructure

Connected : Yes

Channel : 1

****m_pWlanNetworkStore->Dump() finished *****

Network Node:  #1

MAC Address: 00:22:3F:91:*:*

Hostname: [Unknown]

IP Address: *.*.1.1

Network Node:  #2

MAC Address: 00:23:69:0C:*:*

Hostname: name

IP Address: *.*.1.12

****m_pNetworkNodeStore->Dump() finished *****

****CNDUMasterData::DumpStores() finished*****

****m_pFirewallDetector->Dump() started *****

****m_pFirewallDetector->Dump() started *****

Sorry for the smileys> replace them with a : then a D (no space)

[PrintDoc · Accepted solution]

Yup, 169.254.x.x is a self-assigned IP address the printer gives itself when it cannot connect to a network.  So, it is not connected to your network for whatever reason.

Perhaps giving the printer a static IP address would help the situation over the long run:

- Run WPS (pushbutton) from both the printer and router to get ti connected again.
- Print a Network Config Page from the front of the printer. Note the printer's IP address.
- Type that IP address into a browser to reveal the printer's internal settings.
- Choose the Networking tab, then Wireless along the left side, then the IPv4 tab.
- On this screen you want to set a Manual IP. You need to set an IP address outside the range that the router automatically sets (called the DHCP range). If you know what that is, set an IP outside that range but no higher than 254 (the last number in the address). If you do not know this, enter the current IP address.
- Use 255.255.255.0 for the subnet (unless you know it is different, if so, use that)
- Leave the gateway and DNS blank. Click 'Apply'

Now, shut down the router and printer, start the router, wait, then start the printer.

After this you may need to redo 'Add a Printer' using the new IP address.

[Hasan516]

Thanks man!!!

That solved the problem.

But it was weird. I tried that detect thing before but it didnt work.