Find the ip address of hp laser jet 3050

I have got a HP Laser Jet 3050 printer, which is connected to the internet and shared by a group of people. It works well with other people but while I am trying to install it on my XP system the problem occurs.

I need the IP address of this printer. I have tried to let the printer print the information out itself, but I failed (there are 'Usage page','Service Page','Self Test/Configuration Page', but none of them have the IP info I needed).

So does anybody got any idea about what should I do?

david zhu

Posted 2010-10-10T13:19:37.407

Reputation: 9

Is this printer connected directly to the network via ethernet or through the parallel port to a JetDirect box?

– Burgi – 2016-08-18T03:30:11.427

Hmmm, I'm stumped. I don't have the printer, but the manual makes it look like you have to configure the IP from the PC, which is strange if you don't yet know the IP! – Azz – 2010-10-10T14:45:35.920

@Azz (In those situations, I believe setup programs send a special broadcast message on the local subnet to find the IPs of all matching devices.) – Bavi_H – 2010-10-11T01:54:50.973

The manual suggests you print the Config report from the Reports menu to find the IP address. (See HP LaserJet 3050 User Guide → How do I? → Network → Set up the all-in-one and use it on the network.)

– Bavi_H – 2010-10-11T01:28:24.037

thanks for your answer,i have tried again step by step exactly by your instruction.But the IP address is not included indeed. – david zhu – 2010-10-12T10:52:55.083

Did it print one or two pages? – harrymc – 2010-10-12T16:44:01.007

Find the ip address of hp laser jet 3050

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