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Old July 5th 14, 09:19 PM posted to comp.periphs.printers
Ed Pawlowski
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Default Network printer made wireless?

I have an HP Laserjet1505n It is a network printer and has worked
fine with the Ethernet plugged into the router. We can all print to
it from the assorted computers in the house.

ATT finally got me to switch to U-Verse for phone and internet. Big
mistake it seems. They gave me a new router to use. It has four ports
so like before, I plugged in the two desktops and the printer. The
printer is not recognized. When I print a test sheet, it gives
0.0.0.0 as the IP address. Window 7 printer install cannot find it.

I have spent hours on the phone with ATT support but got nowhere. I'm
thinking the simple solution may be to buy a wireless print serve and
let it connect wirelessly instead of with Ethernet. It does not have
built in wireless capability.

I'm thinking of this or one like it
http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Wirel...int+server+usb

Suggestions or comments welcome.
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Old July 6th 14, 06:00 AM posted to comp.periphs.printers
jeff g.
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Default Network printer made wireless?

On 07/05/2014 01:19 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

Window 7 printer install cannot find it.


no surprise...

I have spent hours on the phone with ATT support but got nowhere. I'm
thinking the simple solution may be to buy a wireless print serve and
let it connect wirelessly instead of with Ethernet. It does not have
built in wireless capability.


I'd get AT$T support out to your site. You don't seem to know what you
are doing and want to make decisions based on lack of said knowledge.
The simplest solution to buy more is letting AT$T off the hook for lousy
support.

The guys in the field are the best...


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Old July 6th 14, 12:02 PM posted to comp.periphs.printers
David H. Lipman
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Default Network printer made wireless?

From: "Ed Pawlowski"

I have an HP Laserjet1505n It is a network printer and has worked
fine with the Ethernet plugged into the router. We can all print to
it from the assorted computers in the house.

ATT finally got me to switch to U-Verse for phone and internet. Big
mistake it seems. They gave me a new router to use. It has four ports
so like before, I plugged in the two desktops and the printer. The
printer is not recognized. When I print a test sheet, it gives
0.0.0.0 as the IP address. Window 7 printer install cannot find it.

I have spent hours on the phone with ATT support but got nowhere. I'm
thinking the simple solution may be to buy a wireless print serve and
let it connect wirelessly instead of with Ethernet. It does not have
built in wireless capability.

I'm thinking of this or one like it
http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Wirel...int+server+usb

Suggestions or comments welcome.


I don't know what you did or did not do with AT&T but this is not something
too mdifficult.

The first thing to determine is if the old SOHO Router and the new SOHO
Router used the same LAN private address sub-net.

Example:
The old SOHO Router provided 192.168.1.x as the LAN sub-net while the new
unit supplies 192.168.2.x or 10.0.0.x as the LAN sub-net.

If a device uses IP address 0.0.0.0 it means that it is requesting an IP.
When a TCP/IP node wants an IP in a dynamic setting it broadcasts 0.0.0.0
via BootP or DHCP. A Server would see that and provide a TCP/IP lease.
Therefore we look at two possibilities. One is look at the un-named SOHO
Router and its DHCP Server and make sure it is up and running. The other is
determine the LAN sub-net and statically set an IP on the Printer such that
it is on the same sub-net. Then you just create/modify a TCP/IP port on
each PC to point to that IP.

Knowing the make and model of both the OLD and NEW SOHO Router units would
help so please post that information.

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Old July 6th 14, 08:01 PM posted to comp.periphs.printers
Ed Pawlowski
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Default Network printer made wireless?

On Sat, 05 Jul 2014 22:00:51 -0700, "jeff g."
wrote:

On 07/05/2014 01:19 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

Window 7 printer install cannot find it.


no surprise...

I have spent hours on the phone with ATT support but got nowhere. I'm
thinking the simple solution may be to buy a wireless print serve and
let it connect wirelessly instead of with Ethernet. It does not have
built in wireless capability.


I'd get AT$T support out to your site. You don't seem to know what you
are doing and want to make decisions based on lack of said knowledge.
The simplest solution to buy more is letting AT$T off the hook for lousy
support.

The guys in the field are the best...


Having invested many hours, if I can connect for $35 and using WPS I'd
just as well be done with it. I just have not had the time to spend
more on the phone and if someone does come out, I want to be here, not
always possible.

I do know what I am doing, but there is something I'm not aware of.
Could be a bad modem also.
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Old July 6th 14, 08:20 PM posted to comp.periphs.printers
Ed Pawlowski
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Default Network printer made wireless?

On Sun, 6 Jul 2014 07:02:59 -0400, "David H. Lipman"
wrote:

From: "Ed Pawlowski"

I have an HP Laserjet1505n It is a network printer and has worked
fine with the Ethernet plugged into the router. We can all print to
it from the assorted computers in the house.




The first thing to determine is if the old SOHO Router and the new SOHO
Router used the same LAN private address sub-net.

Example:
The old SOHO Router provided 192.168.1.x as the LAN sub-net while the new
unit supplies 192.168.2.x or 10.0.0.x as the LAN sub-net.


Not sure what the old set was. This one uses a series in the range of
192.168.1.xx

If I go to the printer properties, it shows I'm using a USB virtual
printer port. It also has a selection of TCP/IP ports listed. What
happens if I select one of those?



If a device uses IP address 0.0.0.0 it means that it is requesting an IP.
When a TCP/IP node wants an IP in a dynamic setting it broadcasts 0.0.0.0
via BootP or DHCP. A Server would see that and provide a TCP/IP lease.
Therefore we look at two possibilities. One is look at the un-named SOHO
Router and its DHCP Server and make sure it is up and running. The other is
determine the LAN sub-net and statically set an IP on the Printer such that
it is on the same sub-net. Then you just create/modify a TCP/IP port on
each PC to point to that IP.

Knowing the make and model of both the OLD and NEW SOHO Router units would
help so please post that information.


New is a Motorola NVG510
Old is Netgear DGN2000

On occasion, one of the computers would not print unless the printer
was re-installed. Could that be because the dynamic TCP/IP changed?

Thanks for your help and explanation.
Ed
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Old July 6th 14, 10:53 PM posted to comp.periphs.printers
Stuart[_3_]
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Default Network printer made wireless?

In article ,
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
If I go to the printer properties, it shows I'm using a USB virtual
printer port. It also has a selection of TCP/IP ports listed. What
happens if I select one of those?


Try it but it would seem to me that a TCP?IP port is more likely to be a
network port than anything reporting itself as USB. After all your
computers will will be trying to communicate using TCPIP

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Old July 7th 14, 12:07 AM posted to comp.periphs.printers
David H. Lipman
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Default Network printer made wireless?

From: "Ed Pawlowski"

On Sun, 6 Jul 2014 07:02:59 -0400, "David H. Lipman"
wrote:

From: "Ed Pawlowski"

I have an HP Laserjet1505n It is a network printer and has worked
fine with the Ethernet plugged into the router. We can all print to
it from the assorted computers in the house.


The first thing to determine is if the old SOHO Router and the new SOHO
Router used the same LAN private address sub-net.

Example:
The old SOHO Router provided 192.168.1.x as the LAN sub-net while the new
unit supplies 192.168.2.x or 10.0.0.x as the LAN sub-net.


Not sure what the old set was. This one uses a series in the range of
192.168.1.xx

If I go to the printer properties, it shows I'm using a USB virtual
printer port. It also has a selection of TCP/IP ports listed. What
happens if I select one of those?

If a device uses IP address 0.0.0.0 it means that it is requesting an IP.
When a TCP/IP node wants an IP in a dynamic setting it broadcasts 0.0.0.0
via BootP or DHCP. A Server would see that and provide a TCP/IP lease.
Therefore we look at two possibilities. One is look at the un-named SOHO
Router and its DHCP Server and make sure it is up and running. The other
is
determine the LAN sub-net and statically set an IP on the Printer such
that
it is on the same sub-net. Then you just create/modify a TCP/IP port on
each PC to point to that IP.

Knowing the make and model of both the OLD and NEW SOHO Router units
would
help so please post that information.


New is a Motorola NVG510
Old is Netgear DGN2000

On occasion, one of the computers would not print unless the printer
was re-installed. Could that be because the dynamic TCP/IP changed?

Thanks for your help and explanation.
Ed


The Netgear DGN2000 uses 192.168.0.x and the new uses 192.168.1.x. Thus
different sub-nets.

Therefore the printer needs to be configured for an address on 192.168.0.x.
For example statically set to; 192.168.0.5.

Once that is done, create or modify a TCP/IP Printer Port, on each computer,
that points to the IP address (such as 192.168.0.5 in my example) and the
computers will be able to print to it.



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Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

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Old July 7th 14, 01:35 AM posted to comp.periphs.printers
Ed Pawlowski
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Default Network printer made wireless?

On Sun, 06 Jul 2014 22:53:51 +0100, Stuart
wrote:

In article ,
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
If I go to the printer properties, it shows I'm using a USB virtual
printer port. It also has a selection of TCP/IP ports listed. What
happens if I select one of those?


Try it but it would seem to me that a TCP?IP port is more likely to be a
network port than anything reporting itself as USB. After all your
computers will will be trying to communicate using TCPIP


Right. I should have pointed out, right now I have the printer
connected directly to the main desktop computer, thus the USB
connection.
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Old July 7th 14, 01:50 AM posted to comp.periphs.printers
Ed Pawlowski
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Default Network printer made wireless?

On Sun, 6 Jul 2014 19:07:37 -0400, "David H. Lipman"
wrote:



Knowing the make and model of both the OLD and NEW SOHO Router units
would
help so please post that information.


New is a Motorola NVG510
Old is Netgear DGN2000

On occasion, one of the computers would not print unless the printer
was re-installed. Could that be because the dynamic TCP/IP changed?

Thanks for your help and explanation.
Ed


The Netgear DGN2000 uses 192.168.0.x and the new uses 192.168.1.x. Thus
different sub-nets.

Therefore the printer needs to be configured for an address on 192.168.0.x.
For example statically set to; 192.168.0.5.

Once that is done, create or modify a TCP/IP Printer Port, on each computer,
that points to the IP address (such as 192.168.0.5 in my example) and the
computers will be able to print to it.


That makes sense. However, how do I give the printer the TCP/IP port?
I tried using the "install printer" option on Windows 7,but it does
not find it.
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Old July 7th 14, 02:02 AM posted to comp.periphs.printers
David H. Lipman
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Default Network printer made wireless?

From: "Ed Pawlowski"

On Sun, 6 Jul 2014 19:07:37 -0400, "David H. Lipman"
wrote:

Knowing the make and model of both the OLD and NEW SOHO Router units
would
help so please post that information.

New is a Motorola NVG510
Old is Netgear DGN2000

On occasion, one of the computers would not print unless the printer
was re-installed. Could that be because the dynamic TCP/IP changed?

Thanks for your help and explanation.
Ed


The Netgear DGN2000 uses 192.168.0.x and the new uses 192.168.1.x. Thus
different sub-nets.

Therefore the printer needs to be configured for an address on
192.168.0.x.
For example statically set to; 192.168.0.5.

Once that is done, create or modify a TCP/IP Printer Port, on each
computer,
that points to the IP address (such as 192.168.0.5 in my example) and the
computers will be able to print to it.


That makes sense. However, how do I give the printer the TCP/IP port?
I tried using the "install printer" option on Windows 7,but it does
not find it.


In theory you already have the printer installed. It is just pointing the
wrong way (wrong place).

You must first set the IP address of the printer to an unused IP such as
192.168.0.5 and set it statically.

Then...

You highlight the printer in question.

Right-Click and Choose "Properties" (there are two in Win 7, choose the
upper most one)

Then look at the tabs and choose "Ports"
Choose "Add Port"
Choose "Standard TCP/IP Port"

Enter the IP of the printer.

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Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

 




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