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Cannot install network printer (HP Officejet 7200 Series All-in-One)

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Cannot install properly HP Officejet 7200 Series All-in-One network printer. Have 2 computers on network currently that can print on it - one had Win XP, the other one is Ubuntu 6.10 - ethernet connections are OK. The Ubuntu computer also has Win XP and when logged to Win HP, I can print OK on HP Officejet 7200 Series All-in-One network printer - no problem. Tried system-administration-printing-new printer-then put in URL of 7200 printer - 192.168.2.120 - should I type it as http://192.168.2.120 or just 192.168.2.120? Then a driver is suggested, hit forward, the icon for 7200 printer appears, but when I try to print it does not print anything - when I check under properties, it says network host 192.168.2.120 is busy, will retry in 30 sec, but nothing happens. Please help with installation. Thank you.

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mikeys (mike-cislo) said : 		#1

Just went to synaptic and added some more hp drivers - will try again - but please let me know how to solve this problem. This 7200 printer is also a scanner - how would I be able to use as scanner from my Ubuntu machine?? Currently, onl;y my webcam is recognized erroneously as scanner. Please advise.

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Ralph Janke (txwikinger) said : 		#2

Try System->Preferences->HPLIB Toolbox. This tool usually does everything for you.

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mikeys (mike-cislo) said : 		#3

There is no HPLIB Toolbox under Preferences. I have installed all hp-related drivers already from synaptic. Please advise.

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Best mikeys (mike-cislo) said : 		#4

Solved it another via CUPs browser. Network printers should be DETECTABLE and installed automatically - please fix in future version.