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I have no windows so I don't know the driver.<br />
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If you access your printer through HTTP then at least you can do the second part.<br />
The printer mDNS can be turned off BTW. &nbsp;(HTTP management, Network settings, applications, mDNS)<br />
You might also need to disable WSD, SLP (HTTP management, Network settings, Other<br />
Windows web discovery, and SLP)<br />
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That still might leave an undocument HP private trick they might have built in.<br />
At least the previous should help a bit.
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I have no windows so I don't know the driver.

If you access your printer through HTTP then at least you can do the second part.
The printer mDNS can be turned off BTW.  (HTTP management, Network settings, applications, mDNS)
You might also need to disable WSD, SLP (HTTP management, Network settings, Other
Windows web discovery, and SLP)

That still might leave an undocument HP private trick they might have built in.
At least the previous should help a bit.

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Ok, so it is the mDNS that is the crook... I'll go in via http and deselect that option, thank you bunches...
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Ok, so it is the mDNS that is the crook... I'll go in via http and deselect that option, thank you bunches...

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I have 4 hp officejet 8500's on my network. When ever an XP client opens the &quot;my computer&quot; it shows &quot;network drives&quot; and the &quot;officejet 8500 xxx&quot; shows up as X:, Y: &amp;&nbsp;Z:<br />
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How do I stop this from happening?
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I have 4 hp officejet 8500's on my network. When ever an XP client opens the "my computer" it shows "network drives" and the "officejet 8500 xxx" shows up as X:, Y: & Z:

How do I stop this from happening?

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