[X4U] problem with printing

[Allan Rube]

I switched internet providers a few months ago. I have Fairpoint which 
is similar to Verizon FIOS. My router is an Actiontec.

The problem I have involves my HP 2100 tn printer on my home network.

The router/provider assigned dynamic ip numbers. That is no problem with 
my devices, whether a Slingbox, computer, laptop, direct tv receiver. 
They adjust, though I do not know how.

With this printer, however, when I turn it on it gets a different ip 
number - 192.168.1.x - the x can be, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, whatever. Presently 
it is 15.

When I print a configuration page it tells the correct ip number, but 
when I go to print on my Mac, there is a problem. I have to add the 
printer - in this case, 192.168.1.15. But next time I turn it on the 
printer might be 192.168.1.7. So I have to add that as if it were a new 
printer. Right now I have printers with 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 14, and 15 as 
the last digit. All the same printer with latest drivers.

When I go to print it is trial and error to pick the correct one. And, 
the next time I go to print, the ip might be a new number, say 
192.168.1.17. That would mean none of my other 7 will work and I have to 
add another number.

Is there another way to use this printer with my 2 Mac network?

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Allan Rube'
Nashua, NH
www.nebirds.com
www.allanrube.com