Comments on: Linkstation Windows Printing Problem “Solved”

By: mierski

mierski — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:30:59 +0000

Has anyone solved this on different models like LS-CHL Linkstation Live? Didn’t work for me on Windows 7 using HP Laserjet 1020.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:52:11 +0000

@floerio: You’re quite welcome, and we’re glad it worked for you!

By: floerio

floerio — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:33:49 +0000

Great! Worked for me as well. I was really frustrated because of the long delay in printing and the “freezing” of my computer.

Thanks for that tip!

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:07:30 +0000

@Dazza: Thanks for visiting. The server name/address is the Windows name or internal IP address of your Linkstation box. In my case, I’m using the Windows name I assigned to mine (“argos”). The queue name is “lp” (L, not 1), and do not include the quotes on either when you enter them. The local LAN IP address should also work just fine if you prefer that (and it’s a static address). Good luck!

By: Dazza

Dazza — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:38:19 +0000

wow , and I thought I was alone with this problem, one of the reason bought a Linkstation was the price and that it included a print server, but after 4 months or so it stopped working for no apparent reason.
OK, I understood everything up to #5 MS link that you posted, the print address, is that the servers IP for example on mine 192.168.2.2 ?

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:26:07 +0000

@Mikael: Glad you found us and got it working!

By: Mikael

Mikael — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:01:15 +0000

Perfect. You saved my day as well. Thanks for an excellent post! Worked both on XP and 7. Make sure you choose LPR and not Standard TCP/IP port, which I was tricked into somehow twice before I realized that this was the problem.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:59:25 +0000

@Coshy: Thank you very much for your reply and instructions! Interestingly, I haven’t had a need to print from a Win7 machine yet, but it’s very good to know this works there too if/when the time comes.

By: Coshy

Coshy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:55:10 +0000

Excellent, thanks very much.

Here’s how I did it with a HP LaserJet 1020 and Windows 7

A) Connect printer to USB port on Buffalo L/S and turn on L/S & printer.
B) Go to Control Panel/Programs and Features/ Turn Windows Features on or off, under Print & Document Services turn on LPR Port Monitor, LPD Print Service, and for good luck, Internet Printing client.

1) Update drivers on any Windows 7 machines if you got those
2) Log on to LinkStation as Admin
3 ) Set a static IP address (on Linkstation ) Network/Automatic disable)
4) Enable Printer server on Linkstation
5) Delete any old print queue

Then Follow Alex’s instructions. Windows 7 kept coming up with ‘print-spooler service not running’ until I updated the print drivers on the Win 7 machines for the HP Laser Jet 1020. Do that first. Then set the LOCAL lpr port using the Microsoft instructions. Brilliant!

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:06:53 +0000

@Teej, @Joemama: Thanks for the feedback; glad it worked for you, too.

By: Joemama

Joemama — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:18:38 +0000

Wow. How timely. Thanks for saving my sanity.

By: Teej

Teej — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:40:15 +0000

It worked for me. Thank you.

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