Are the XP and Mac configured to print to the HOSTNAME or a static address?

If you had Vista scan the network for printer, it would have configured the
port using the tcp/ip address. Just create a port that uses the HOSTNAME
for the device instead.

Brother device names usually start with BR...

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"ogman" wrote in message
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I have a Brother HL-5280DW. My mac will print to it over the wired network.
My XP machine will print to it over the wired network. Vista, however,
will
only print to it until somehow the IP address is changed. This is
confusing,
since to the best of my knowledge, the IP address has always changed and
it
never mattered on the mac or under XP. I have no idea how to fix this, but
I
do know that my frustration with Vista is reaching the point that I need
to
either get this stuff working or junk the OS.

Any ideas?