"It shouldn't be this hard to connect a wireless printer!!"
I'm trying to connect my printer to a new network, and they got me doing to hokey pokey with all the button pushes. Hold this button for 22 seconds while unplugging the power cord. Press the power button to the rhythm of the Beverly Hills Cop song.
I googled and got to a 13 page discussion on the HP forum on this question with no straight answers. An HP representative is answering each question saying "I will send you a private message with instructions" WTF???
2. "Tried to print something on our wireless printer. Made me angry AF" In response to Reply # 0
I quit. Still didn't print out what I need. What irked me is that is was ALREADY set up on my lady's computer, but just didn't work, talking about 'connection errors.'
Wish I never threw away my old school LPT port dot matrix printer. Was noisy as hell, only printed text well, and only in dark gray but the ink ribbon lasted forever and it worked every single time.
Unlike the Black-Ass Printer, the WAP never runs low on toner without someone replacing it, always has the right size paper and doesn't have a queue of un-printed job dating back a few months.
4. "I just got a new HP laser printer" In response to Reply # 0
This is my last fucking printer. Laser printers are supposed to be fine if you hardly ever use them and wont clog up like the inkjet one I had. If there's an issue with it thats it, Im never buying a printer again. Printers are the shittiest piece of technology. It's like even the people designing the software/hardware for them hate them so much they can barely expend any effort.
6. "and what's the deal with them all requiring a weird web based interface?..." In response to Reply # 4
Like you gotta log off of your wifi, then connect to them as an access point and then go to some random IP address to get into their settings...JUST to set the wireless access/wireless printing capability???
Ever try walking a non-techie person through THAT shit???
"Get ready....for your blessing....." "Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"
9. "Bruh...I just did that step. Not one part of it went right" In response to Reply # 6
Finally got my device to connect to the printer. Got a test page to print out with the IP address.
Thought I was on my way home. Until...."This site can not be reached" I'm moderately tech savvy. But this some other stuff.
> >Like you gotta log off of your wifi, then connect to them as >an access point and then go to some random IP address to get >into their settings...JUST to set the wireless access/wireless >printing capability??? > >Ever try walking a non-techie person through THAT shit??? >