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Okay, that answers my question, even if the answer is "no." But I suppose he can muddle through and read on my old e-ink Nook.
Anyway, yeah, there probably is something you can do with the installation process. And oh, it's *not* actually hooked up to a WinXP computer, right? It's directly to the network through ethernet? But it does work if it is hooked up to a computer?
Is there somewhere you go to maintain your network? Like a router control page? Mine (Belkin) is 192.168.2.1 and then from there I can figure out where which DHCP licenses have been handed out and work out which one is my printer. Which I think is, like, 192.168.2.8, so I enter that into my browser and then I can get into my printer's configuration stuff.
I do have a router page and was looking at it earlier trying to figure out what was what (it listed my ipad and my iphone...and two things I didn't recognize (I'm hoping/assuming the printer and the work computer)...but not my laptop I was looking at it from!). I'll try the IP address thing!
It's currently USB to the WinXP computer, because I needed to print lots of work things. But it's also hooked in to the ethernet.
But that way you have to know what the MAC address of your printer is to work out which one it is, or click on all the MAC addresses if your DHCP server software does a lookup...
Printing a network setup page should only be a few clicks deep. And the printer control software might have a discovery function on it--the software that came with my HP finds it on the network and reports its IP address.
It's currently USB to the WinXP computer, because I needed to print lots of work things. But it's also hooked in to the ethernet.
It might be best to unplug the USB before you start troubleshooting the network.
I can't get the "I accept" button to come up on Tumblr. The panel ends at the tickybox, and I can't move the page up or down to scroll the button up to click it. I have a help ticket in to the support email, but so far no reply, other than they got it. I'd be grateful for a clue.
Okay, ne'mind. I used Explorer, logged in, the accept button came up, and I'm in. Sometimes oblique is better.
I have that problem too,Bev, and I don't have explorer!
I don't know what to tell you, Sophia--if the helpdesk gets back to me, I'll pass on their advice--best I can do. Sorry!
