HP 2600n printer stopped working.

[Guest George Hardy]

Hi all,

 

I have had terminal servr running for over 2 years, and all of a sudden, 2

of my HP 2600n's stopped working.

 

when printing from remote, it sends it to the client, but stays in the

client's spool and wont print.

 

then, if i need to print locally again, i sometimes have to stop and restart

the spooler service, so i can delete the print job.

 

very wierd. anyone got any ideas????

 

thanks!

gh

[Guest George Hardy]

Re: HP 2600n printer stopped working.

 

one note...these are the only 2 HP2600n printers....they worked fine for

months, and kablooeee!!!

 

"George Hardy" <ghardy@nospam.com> wrote in message

news:%23rto6o9LJHA.1736@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Hi all,

>

> I have had terminal servr running for over 2 years, and all of a sudden, 2

> of my HP 2600n's stopped working.

>

> when printing from remote, it sends it to the client, but stays in the

> client's spool and wont print.

>

> then, if i need to print locally again, i sometimes have to stop and

> restart the spooler service, so i can delete the print job.

>

> very wierd. anyone got any ideas????

>

> thanks!

> gh

>

[Guest moncho]

Re: HP 2600n printer stopped working.

 

George Hardy wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I have had terminal servr running for over 2 years, and all of a sudden, 2

> of my HP 2600n's stopped working.

>

> when printing from remote, it sends it to the client, but stays in the

> client's spool and wont print.

>

> then, if i need to print locally again, i sometimes have to stop and restart

> the spooler service, so i can delete the print job.

>

> very wierd. anyone got any ideas????

>

> thanks!

> gh

 

The HP 2600n may not be your problem. Was another type of printer

added to the server? The newly added drivers may be affecting

these printers.

 

Just had a situation where a client added a printer with third

party drivers to the TS server and it messed up all PCL6

drivers (8 different types of printers). I used the PCL5 drivers

for the same printers and all worked well.

 

moncho

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: HP 2600n printer stopped working.

 

moncho <moncho@NOspmanywhere.com> wrote on 17 okt 2008:

> George Hardy wrote:

>> Hi all,

>>

>> I have had terminal servr running for over 2 years, and all of

>> a sudden, 2 of my HP 2600n's stopped working.

>>

>> when printing from remote, it sends it to the client, but

>> stays in the client's spool and wont print.

>>

>> then, if i need to print locally again, i sometimes have to

>> stop and restart the spooler service, so i can delete the print

>> job.

>>

>> very wierd. anyone got any ideas????

>>

>> thanks!

>> gh

>

> The HP 2600n may not be your problem. Was another type of

> printer added to the server? The newly added drivers may be

> affecting these printers.

>

> Just had a situation where a client added a printer with third

> party drivers to the TS server and it messed up all PCL6

> drivers (8 different types of printers). I used the PCL5

> drivers for the same printers and all worked well.

>

> moncho

 

But then, if they are HP CLJ 2600's, they likely *are* the source

of the problem, since this printer is *not* TS compatible.

Documented here:

 

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/4AA0-8465ENW.pdf

 

And the fact that they have worked for a long time just goes to

show the irratic behaviour of incompatible drivers.

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

*----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*

[Guest moncho]

Re: HP 2600n printer stopped working.

 

Vera Noest [MVP] wrote:

> moncho <moncho@NOspmanywhere.com> wrote on 17 okt 2008:

>

>> George Hardy wrote:

>>> Hi all,

>>>

>>> I have had terminal servr running for over 2 years, and all of

>>> a sudden, 2 of my HP 2600n's stopped working.

>>>

>>> when printing from remote, it sends it to the client, but

>>> stays in the client's spool and wont print.

>>>

>>> then, if i need to print locally again, i sometimes have to

>>> stop and restart the spooler service, so i can delete the print

>>> job.

>>>

>>> very wierd. anyone got any ideas????

>>>

>>> thanks!

>>> gh

>> The HP 2600n may not be your problem. Was another type of

>> printer added to the server? The newly added drivers may be

>> affecting these printers.

>>

>> Just had a situation where a client added a printer with third

>> party drivers to the TS server and it messed up all PCL6

>> drivers (8 different types of printers). I used the PCL5

>> drivers for the same printers and all worked well.

>>

>> moncho

>

> But then, if they are HP CLJ 2600's, they likely *are* the source

> of the problem, since this printer is *not* TS compatible.

> Documented here:

>

> http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/4AA0-8465ENW.pdf

>

> And the fact that they have worked for a long time just goes to

> show the irratic behaviour of incompatible drivers.

 

You are correct, especially since he has to occasionally

restart the print spooler.

 

moncho

[Guest George Hardy]

Re: HP 2600n printer stopped working.

 

wierd, since the two printers did work for several months.

 

i guess my magic touch wore off!!! : P

 

is there a way to possibly trick the driver into hp laserjet 4 mode? i know

that all (or at least most) HP's can use the base black and white printer

driver from the 4 series...

 

hmmm..very strange.

 

george

 

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" <Vera.Noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message

news:Xns9B3A9AACFF578veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

> moncho <moncho@NOspmanywhere.com> wrote on 17 okt 2008:

>

>> George Hardy wrote:

>>> Hi all,

>>>

>>> I have had terminal servr running for over 2 years, and all of

>>> a sudden, 2 of my HP 2600n's stopped working.

>>>

>>> when printing from remote, it sends it to the client, but

>>> stays in the client's spool and wont print.

>>>

>>> then, if i need to print locally again, i sometimes have to

>>> stop and restart the spooler service, so i can delete the print

>>> job.

>>>

>>> very wierd. anyone got any ideas????

>>>

>>> thanks!

>>> gh

>>

>> The HP 2600n may not be your problem. Was another type of

>> printer added to the server? The newly added drivers may be

>> affecting these printers.

>>

>> Just had a situation where a client added a printer with third

>> party drivers to the TS server and it messed up all PCL6

>> drivers (8 different types of printers). I used the PCL5

>> drivers for the same printers and all worked well.

>>

>> moncho

>

> But then, if they are HP CLJ 2600's, they likely *are* the source

> of the problem, since this printer is *not* TS compatible.

> Documented here:

>

> http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/4AA0-8465ENW.pdf

>

> And the fact that they have worked for a long time just goes to

> show the irratic behaviour of incompatible drivers.

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*

[Guest moncho]

Re: HP 2600n printer stopped working.

 

George Hardy wrote:

> wierd, since the two printers did work for several months.

>

> i guess my magic touch wore off!!! : P

>

> is there a way to possibly trick the driver into hp laserjet 4 mode? i know

> that all (or at least most) HP's can use the base black and white printer

> driver from the 4 series...

>

> hmmm..very strange.

 

I believe it can as long as your printer accepts PCL commands.

 

That is why I recommend any type of Laser that can accept PCL

commands because I can always default to the lower class

HP driver.

 

moncho

>

> george

>

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <Vera.Noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message

> news:Xns9B3A9AACFF578veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

>> moncho <moncho@NOspmanywhere.com> wrote on 17 okt 2008:

>>

>>> George Hardy wrote:

>>>> Hi all,

>>>>

>>>> I have had terminal servr running for over 2 years, and all of

>>>> a sudden, 2 of my HP 2600n's stopped working.

>>>>

>>>> when printing from remote, it sends it to the client, but

>>>> stays in the client's spool and wont print.

>>>>

>>>> then, if i need to print locally again, i sometimes have to

>>>> stop and restart the spooler service, so i can delete the print

>>>> job.

>>>>

>>>> very wierd. anyone got any ideas????

>>>>

>>>> thanks!

>>>> gh

>>> The HP 2600n may not be your problem. Was another type of

>>> printer added to the server? The newly added drivers may be

>>> affecting these printers.

>>>

>>> Just had a situation where a client added a printer with third

>>> party drivers to the TS server and it messed up all PCL6

>>> drivers (8 different types of printers). I used the PCL5

>>> drivers for the same printers and all worked well.

>>>

>>> moncho

>> But then, if they are HP CLJ 2600's, they likely *are* the source

>> of the problem, since this printer is *not* TS compatible.

>> Documented here:

>>

>> http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/4AA0-8465ENW.pdf

>>

>> And the fact that they have worked for a long time just goes to

>> show the irratic behaviour of incompatible drivers.

>> _________________________________________________________

>> Vera Noest

>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

>> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*

>

>

[Guest Gregg Hill]

Re: HP 2600n printer stopped working.

 

George,

 

See my "Question regarding HP compatibility doc" post on 10/16/08 at

1:52PM...and my answer to my own question.

 

Short answer: Assuming it is a Color LaserJet 2600, no, you cannot map that

printer to anything. It does not support PCL.

 

You are lucky that you did not crash the TS print spooler or the whole TS

server. As "moncho" said, look for printers that support PCL as they are the

most compatible.

 

Gregg Hill

 

 

"George Hardy" <ghardy@nospam.com> wrote in message

news:utY3wKGMJHA.1156@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> wierd, since the two printers did work for several months.

>

> i guess my magic touch wore off!!! : P

>

> is there a way to possibly trick the driver into hp laserjet 4 mode? i

> know that all (or at least most) HP's can use the base black and white

> printer driver from the 4 series...

>

> hmmm..very strange.

>

> george

>

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <Vera.Noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message

> news:Xns9B3A9AACFF578veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

>> moncho <moncho@NOspmanywhere.com> wrote on 17 okt 2008:

>>

>>> George Hardy wrote:

>>>> Hi all,

>>>>

>>>> I have had terminal servr running for over 2 years, and all of

>>>> a sudden, 2 of my HP 2600n's stopped working.

>>>>

>>>> when printing from remote, it sends it to the client, but

>>>> stays in the client's spool and wont print.

>>>>

>>>> then, if i need to print locally again, i sometimes have to

>>>> stop and restart the spooler service, so i can delete the print

>>>> job.

>>>>

>>>> very wierd. anyone got any ideas????

>>>>

>>>> thanks!

>>>> gh

>>>

>>> The HP 2600n may not be your problem. Was another type of

>>> printer added to the server? The newly added drivers may be

>>> affecting these printers.

>>>

>>> Just had a situation where a client added a printer with third

>>> party drivers to the TS server and it messed up all PCL6

>>> drivers (8 different types of printers). I used the PCL5

>>> drivers for the same printers and all worked well.

>>>

>>> moncho

>>

>> But then, if they are HP CLJ 2600's, they likely *are* the source

>> of the problem, since this printer is *not* TS compatible.

>> Documented here:

>>

>> http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/4AA0-8465ENW.pdf

>>

>> And the fact that they have worked for a long time just goes to

>> show the irratic behaviour of incompatible drivers.

>> _________________________________________________________

>> Vera Noest

>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

>> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*

>

>

[Guest George Hardy]

Re: HP 2600n printer stopped working.

 

well, funny you mention that....

 

i also have a toshiba eStudio65 network copier/printer...everytime a Vista

machine auto-detects that printer, it crashed the spooler subsystem in

Vista, and NOTHING can print after that on that machine.

 

so yea, i guess i was lucky on that one.

 

thanks for the info!

 

george

 

 

 

"Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote in

message news:%23BzGYXHMJHA.468@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> George,

>

> See my "Question regarding HP compatibility doc" post on 10/16/08 at

> 1:52PM...and my answer to my own question.

>

> Short answer: Assuming it is a Color LaserJet 2600, no, you cannot map

> that printer to anything. It does not support PCL.

>

> You are lucky that you did not crash the TS print spooler or the whole TS

> server. As "moncho" said, look for printers that support PCL as they are

> the most compatible.

>

> Gregg Hill

>

>

> "George Hardy" <ghardy@nospam.com> wrote in message

> news:utY3wKGMJHA.1156@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> wierd, since the two printers did work for several months.

>>

>> i guess my magic touch wore off!!! : P

>>

>> is there a way to possibly trick the driver into hp laserjet 4 mode? i

>> know that all (or at least most) HP's can use the base black and white

>> printer driver from the 4 series...

>>

>> hmmm..very strange.

>>

>> george

>>

>>

>> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <Vera.Noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in

>> message news:Xns9B3A9AACFF578veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

>>> moncho <moncho@NOspmanywhere.com> wrote on 17 okt 2008:

>>>

>>>> George Hardy wrote:

>>>>> Hi all,

>>>>>

>>>>> I have had terminal servr running for over 2 years, and all of

>>>>> a sudden, 2 of my HP 2600n's stopped working.

>>>>>

>>>>> when printing from remote, it sends it to the client, but

>>>>> stays in the client's spool and wont print.

>>>>>

>>>>> then, if i need to print locally again, i sometimes have to

>>>>> stop and restart the spooler service, so i can delete the print

>>>>> job.

>>>>>

>>>>> very wierd. anyone got any ideas????

>>>>>

>>>>> thanks!

>>>>> gh

>>>>

>>>> The HP 2600n may not be your problem. Was another type of

>>>> printer added to the server? The newly added drivers may be

>>>> affecting these printers.

>>>>

>>>> Just had a situation where a client added a printer with third

>>>> party drivers to the TS server and it messed up all PCL6

>>>> drivers (8 different types of printers). I used the PCL5

>>>> drivers for the same printers and all worked well.

>>>>

>>>> moncho

>>>

>>> But then, if they are HP CLJ 2600's, they likely *are* the source

>>> of the problem, since this printer is *not* TS compatible.

>>> Documented here:

>>>

>>> http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/4AA0-8465ENW.pdf

>>>

>>> And the fact that they have worked for a long time just goes to

>>> show the irratic behaviour of incompatible drivers.

>>> _________________________________________________________

>>> Vera Noest

>>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

>>> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*

>>

>>

>

>