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ethernet printer to wireless router?

Discussion in 'Networking (Hardware & Software)' started by snoman, 2009/02/01.

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    snoman

    snoman Inactive Thread Starter

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    Have a Ethernet ready printer which also has a parralle port but does not have an USB port. I have ste up a wireless lynksys router and am currently get out to the internet fine. Proble is I had to remove my ethernet card from my computer to install the wireless adapter card, now I need to connect my printer via the wireless router to my net work so i can print. Need to know what items 2 buy in order to connect. I have several ideas but cn't seem to find the correct devices to make it work. Can only find USB print servers wireless. Help!!!!!! Please.:confused:
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    Does your router also have a wired port to plug the printer to?
     
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    snoman

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    yes 4 ethernet ports when i plug the printer in port 1 the light on the front comes on. i have given the printer the ip address of 192.168.1.90 but if i ping i get no reply
     
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    TonyT

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    How did you assign the IP address to printer? Via a Web browser & printer control panel or via printer software?

    Did you install the network printer on the laptop? To do so:
    1. Control Panel > Printers & Faxes
    2. Add printer Wizard
    3. select LOCAL Printer & UNCHECK automatically detect & install
    4. select Create a New Port
    5. select Standard TCP/IP port
    6. complete rest of wizard
     
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    snoman

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    added ip address thru op panle of machine then tried loading driver through wireless connected pc running win xp. I get a light on the wireless saying that something is connected at the port but can not ping ip address no reply each time.
     
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    TonyT

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    What's that?

    Try it like I suggested above. The printer MUST get installed via the laptop Control Panel > Add Printer wizard.

    What brand printer is it? It should have a Web interface accessable via a browser.
     
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    ReggieB

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    If you've manually set the IP address of the printer THE FIRST THING TO DO is check you have a connection to it - that means make sure you can ping it. If you can't ping it you probably can't connect to it at all.

    What is the IP address of your PC?
     
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    Larger and/or older network printers can be configured via their front panel. I assume the user is doing that.

    Make and model of printer would be very useful
     
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