Problem sharing printer on network

[JCROCCO]

Got this weird problem. I cant get my HP Officejet R60 printer shared on my network properly. It seems to be setup ok, then when printing prints half pages, only sometimes. Printer is connected to computer #1, and works fine, computer 2 prints to this printer, and gets 1/2 pages. Printed some pages OK, even color pages fine. The print test page is perfect. Greeting card maker in color prints perfectly. Printing email, prints half pages, MS excel printed perfectly. Printing Turbotax prints half pages. Very inconsistant.

This is a Win98SE network, the printer is shared, both HD's are shared, file and printing sharing enabled, ECP ports enabled.

The printer was set up via install from the network neigborhood. Also, tried installing from disk, then changing drive. Also tried using printer setup Under printers. Also tried Capturing printer port.

Any other suggestions?

BTW, It did work previously on my two old computers, which I replaced the boxes, but the network, printer, cabling, OS, Programs are all the same. Just newer computers.

Does it matter the printing format (raw or emf) ?

tried both, no difference, and tried printing directly to printer, no difference.

pulling my hair out.

help please

 

[carolinaviking]

hook the printer up directly to computer #2 then see how it does printing locally and across the network from computer #1. if it has the same problem printing from #2 and not from #1, then you know it is a problem w/computer #2. if it prints fine from #2, but prints half pages from #1, you know there is a network problem. could be the router/hub/whatever. bear in mind that once you send a job from a machine to a printer, the whole job is usually put in the print spooler before it begins printing, so either only half the job is being transmitted, or the printer has a problem. check your printer properties to verify the printer isn't set to begin printing before the spooler receives the complete document.

 

[JCROCCO]

GOOD IDEA, WILL TRY THAT THANK YOU.

If it is a network problem, What would cause it, and how can it be solved or corrected?

Are there any settings on the NIC card that could cause problems with the network? The NIC's are on the MB of the new computers, and I dont know if they are as good as seperate 10/100 NIC cards.

 

[Iron Woode]

Don't you have to install the drivers on both PCs?

Then map to the printer with print sharing turned on?

Then make sure you choose network printer as default?

 

[JCROCCO]

In win98, you dont need to. you can install it over the network, however I have tried it both ways and no succes either way.