If you want to install the Brother HL-2040n printer in Vista as a network attached printer, you'll notice that the printer driver installer does not offer you this option. You must configure this manually. Here's how:
Download the driver from Brother's Website.
When installing, select local printer connected on the parallel port.
In Control Panel/Printers, right click on the printer name and select Properties. Click on the port tab.
Click on the Add Port... button and add a standard TCP/IP port.
Enter the IP address according to your configuration and the other settings as following:
If you have trouble finding the IP address of your printer, download and install the Brother Administrator Utility (BRAdmin)
