[NJGuy]

Is anyone here super knowledgeable about printers, PC's, and networked printers?

I installed an older HP JetDirect 300X external print server (manufactured in '99) on my old HP Deskjet 812C printer (about the same age) in my home office. It's hardwired to a Linksys router. I've been having printing problems the past few days and just want to confirm that the problem is with the printer itself, and not my setup.

I installed this setup about 2 years ago and was pleasantly surprised when it actually worked. It worked flawlessly until recently. I am able to print a configuration page from the print server (paralell port connection), but I can't print anything from my PC or laptop, either networked or through direct USB connection. So is my printer pretty much toast? I know a couple days back there was a brief power loss in my house (10 seconds), so i'm thinking that might have had some kind of effect.

Well, if anyone can help out or answer my question I'd greatly appreciate it.