>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Up until a couple of hours ago, I was able to print from my computer to the wireless HP printer. I think it all started with the printer being jammed with paper. I cleared the paper jam but now I no longer can print. The PC says "cannot communicate with the printer"
>>>I checked that the printer IP is 192.168.1.111. And on the PC I went to the HP utility that is designed to update the printer IP. I enter this IP and the HP utility says that it found the printer. I click on Save.
>>>But then when I try to print, I get the error that the printer is not reachable again.
>>>Strange thing that when I ping 192.168.1.111 the Reply comes from 192.168.1.113 (113 vs 111).
>>>And then again, I reboot my printer and ping works.
>>>
>>>What could be wrong? TIA
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>>Perhaps there is something else on the network with that same IP address? Orsome needed ports are forwarded in a router to the wrong IP? -- just guesses on my part...
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>Another possibility is that the IP assigned to the printer has to be set in a property of the printer (not through HP utility but by simply going to the Windows Printers and selecting this printer). But I can't find any setting of IP in the printer properties. I am not sure it has to be there but I thought I saw it somewhere at one time. So far, I can ping the printer IP from my computer but when trying to print, it does not work.

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Devices and Printers , then right click on the printer and go to properties , I think there is a hardware button or tab -- but it sounds like you've already tried that. Which HP printer is it that you have? I assume DHCP is setup on your router?
When you go to add a printer in windows, you can add a network printer instead of a local and put in the IP address there --- is that how you added it?