RT-AC68U causes wireless connected HP Printer to crash if using dhcp

[dvohwinkel]

I'm using Merlin 380.58.. I had my HP 276dw printer connected via wireless N using DHCP and it worked fine for years using my Dlink DIR-655.. as soon as I switched out my DIR-655 for an AC68U running Merlin's 380.58 and it crashes the printer(Didn't realize a printer could blue screen).

It's just like it is talked about here.. http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Inkjet...rashes-when-connected-to-network/td-p/4756279

I'm not certain it's Merlin's only, especially since it's been around for two years.. but it is fascinating that hardcoding the IP , on the printer, makes it work just fine.

Regards

-dvohwinkel

 

[eddiez]

I'm using Merlin 380.58.. I had my HP 276dw printer connected via wireless N using DHCP and it worked fine for years using my Dlink DIR-655.. as soon as I switched out my DIR-655 for an AC68U running Merlin's 380.58 and it crashes the printer(Didn't realize a printer could blue screen).

It's just like it is talked about here.. http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Inkjet...rashes-when-connected-to-network/td-p/4756279

I'm not certain it's Merlin's only, especially since it's been around for two years.. but it is fascinating that hardcoding the IP , on the printer, makes it work just fine.

Regards

-dvohwinkel

Looks like it that the printer causes the issue, perhaps a lousy networking implementation. The 655 is a quite old router. Might explain why it works well with the printer.

 

[sfx2000]

Known bug with some versions of their JetDirect embedded software - I just set the IP to something outside of the DHCP scope on my network, and then it was fine...