Linksys Wireless Print Server Problems

Common Linksys wireless issues cause printing problems.

Linksys is a manufacturer that provides wireless router services for a home or office network. When the administrator sets up wireless printing, some common issues can arise that cause problems sending print jobs to the printer.

Significance

Wireless printing issues stop print jobs from being sent to the printer. Some common sources for the problem include incorrect router configurations, no IP address assigned to the printer, or the printer is not shared on the network.

Features

When a router is misconfigured or an IP address is not assigned to the printer, the client computer returns an error to the machine. If the wireless printer is not working properly, such as low ink or a broken device, the print job returns malformed.

Function

Wireless print servers contain the drivers to print to the printer. If the drivers are not installed on the server, the user is unable to send a print job. Occasionally, the printer will print the document, but the formatting is not set properly.

Considerations

Sometimes the user does not have permission to send print jobs to the printer. Print server administrators should check permissions to ensure the user is allowed to send the print job.

Prevention/Solution

Check the printer's IP address, the print server drivers and the wireless connection when troubleshooting wireless print server issues.

References

• Microsoft: Troubleshoot network printer problems