How do I switch this off as came on during installation of broadband but now refuses my pc to talk to printer...
cheers
How do I switch this off as came on during installation of broadband but now refuses my pc to talk to printer...
cheers
Control Panel
Network connections
Right click and look at the properties of your connection
Advanced tab
Untick box
You're right to turn it off mate...it's dumb
Shooooooo-ryuken!
frickin thing is stopping pc talking to printer!!
Why is there no icon as in sp2??
cheers flump!
ps, sure i done that, still no joy...
also why would it block a lpt port....
Last edited by daz73; 16th January 2006 at 10:15 PM.
flumps post should have sorted it, however you might be better disabling the WFW service itself..
start > run > services.msc
Scroll down to Windows Firewall and double click the entry, change "startup type" from "automatic" (or "started") to "disabled".
(note, that will disable ICS at the same time)
in services, there is no "windows firewall"
You sure it is not that you need an dedicated lpr port enabled? Goto control panel>add/remove win components>other print services>unix printing for windows. Make sure the checkbox is ticked, then it might ask for your win disk to install some files. When you now go to add a port, you should have lpr port in the drop-down list
Sorry mate, looks like it materialised as a service in SP2, not SP1aOriginally Posted by daz73
no cos i also tried the usb port and same messsage came up..Originally Posted by chubblies
either printer off (which it wasnt) or theres a one way connection..
Just noticed you said lpt port, not lpr d'oh! The firewall will not make any difference to a lpt port. Are you using a bi-directional parallel cable?(for 2 way communication). When you tried it in usb, was it plugging into a hub or straight into the back of the pc?(might be cutting down the power on an un-powered hub) Try going into services.msc and stopping/restarting the print spooler service.
lpt was working fine before, now it aint and usb is going straight into the back...
Uninstall the printer driver and reinstall, might be worth going to the printers maker website and seeing if there is an updated driver
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