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Epson wireless printer - cannot connect [OT, I know]
Hi guys,
I know there are several groups that are better suited to this post, but the collective experience here has been valuable to me over the years so I thought I'd drop a post in here, too. I'm helping someone get their new Epson TX800FW wireless printer going. It works fine via USB. I can ping it from Vista. However, even when I set the printer port to point right at the printer (ip address or name) Vista cannot print to it, and the network printer search does not find it. Any ideas? I've never played with one of these beasties before. TIA, Ari -- spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ |
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Epson wireless printer - cannot connect [OT, I know]
In article 49e1dc9e$0$29900$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-
01.iinet.net.au, spodosaurus says... Hi guys, I know there are several groups that are better suited to this post, but the collective experience here has been valuable to me over the years so I thought I'd drop a post in here, too. I'm helping someone get their new Epson TX800FW wireless printer going. It works fine via USB. I can ping it from Vista. However, even when I set the printer port to point right at the printer (ip address or name) Vista cannot print to it, and the network printer search does not find it. Any ideas? I've never played with one of these beasties before. TIA, Has the printer got the right WPA/WEP key entered for the wireless access? Unless the printer can access the wifi network, non of the computers will be able to. -- Conor I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't looking good either. - Scott Adams |
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Epson wireless printer - cannot connect [OT, I know]
spodosaurus wrote:
Hi guys, I know there are several groups that are better suited to this post, but the collective experience here has been valuable to me over the years so I thought I'd drop a post in here, too. I'm helping someone get their new Epson TX800FW wireless printer going. It works fine via USB. I can ping it from Vista. However, even when I set the printer port to point right at the printer (ip address or name) Vista cannot print to it, and the network printer search does not find it. Any ideas? I've never played with one of these beasties before. Don't know this specific printer but generally wireless printers need to be connected to a pc via ethernet (wired cable) for initial setup. The printer needs to be first configured for connection method (which will be wireless). Wireless security settings and method of obtaining ip will have to be set. Of course the printer will need a wireless access point (wireless router) or wireless pc card set up as access point to connect to once wireless is activated and configured. |
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Epson wireless printer - cannot connect [OT, I know]
Conor wrote:
In article 49e1dc9e$0$29900$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader- 01.iinet.net.au, spodosaurus says... Hi guys, I know there are several groups that are better suited to this post, but the collective experience here has been valuable to me over the years so I thought I'd drop a post in here, too. I'm helping someone get their new Epson TX800FW wireless printer going. It works fine via USB. I can ping it from Vista. However, even when I set the printer port to point right at the printer (ip address or name) Vista cannot print to it, and the network printer search does not find it. Any ideas? I've never played with one of these beasties before. TIA, Has the printer got the right WPA/WEP key entered for the wireless access? Unless the printer can access the wifi network, non of the computers will be able to. Yes, otherwise I'd not be able to ping it -- spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ |
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Epson wireless printer - cannot connect [OT, I know]
acacia wrote:
spodosaurus wrote: Hi guys, I know there are several groups that are better suited to this post, but the collective experience here has been valuable to me over the years so I thought I'd drop a post in here, too. I'm helping someone get their new Epson TX800FW wireless printer going. It works fine via USB. I can ping it from Vista. However, even when I set the printer port to point right at the printer (ip address or name) Vista cannot print to it, and the network printer search does not find it. Any ideas? I've never played with one of these beasties before. Don't know this specific printer but generally wireless printers need to be connected to a pc via ethernet (wired cable) for initial setup. The printer needs to be first configured for connection method (which will be wireless). Wireless security settings and method of obtaining ip will have to be set. Of course the printer will need a wireless access point (wireless router) or wireless pc card set up as access point to connect to once wireless is activated and configured. Configuration on this one is done on its own LCD screen and keypad. It connects to the WAP, hence I can ping it, just can't get it to do the printer thing -- spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ |
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