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New connection -- USB or Network?
The WinXP picked up recently for a song has
2 USB jacks on the front panel (apparently USB.v.1) 1 Firewire jack on the front and 2 on the back and 1 Ethernet jack. On buying a new Brother DCP540CN multifunction I asked Brother if it could use the Firewire jacks (in case faster): answer = No. USB connection appeared not to work, and I thought the (Compaq Presario) USB hardware might be too slow for the printer, so got an Ethernet cable to connect the Brother unit as a Network device. (I don't know much about networks, but managed to build a wireless connecting (some of the time) the upstairs WinXP PC to my own PC downstairs. This also gave the WinXP high speed wireless Internet, from the antenna downstairs. (We discovered the antenna seems not to work upstairs, perhaps because of the old-style farmhouse TV antenna tower.) But once the printer was connected directly to the LAN card (SMC EZ PCI card SMC1211TX) I could not make it work. Tried various IP addresses, tried inputting its Node name (available from push-button printout of the printer's LAN configuration) -- no good. Then I looked again at Brother's email, which said: "It can work only with a direct USB connection (2.0 or lower) or with an Ethernet connection to a router." This specified plugging into a router -- not a LAN card. Is this the reason I have not yet made the printer work under Windows? Can it be overcome? -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) It can work only with a direct USB connection (2.0 or lower) or with an Ethernet connection to a router. I |
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Don Phillipson wrote: Then I looked again at Brother's email, which said: "It can work only with a direct USB connection (2.0 or lower) or with an Ethernet connection to a router." This specified plugging into a router -- not a LAN card. Is this the reason I have not yet made the printer work under Windows? Can it be overcome? I suspect you might just need a crossover LAN cable not a straight one such as you would use to connect your computer or other device to a router but I could be wrong. You should be able to pick one up fairly cheaply at your usual computer shop -- Stuart Winsor From is valid but subject to change without notice if it gets spammed. For Barn dances and folk evenings in the Coventry and Warwickshire area See: http://www.barndance.org.uk |
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Don Phillipson wrote:
But once the printer was connected directly to the LAN card (SMC EZ PCI card SMC1211TX) I could not make it work. Tried various IP addresses, tried inputting its Node name (available from push-button printout of the printer's LAN configuration) -- no good. No. It's like holding two phone handsets up to each other. Without flipping one so that one phone's mic goes to the other phone's speaker, it doesn't work. You can get an Ethernet cable called a "crossover" that handles the reversal between two devices. Hubs, switches, and routers handle the reversal internally. -- Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA |
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New connection -- USB or Network?
Don Phillipson wrote:
But once the printer was connected directly to the LAN card (SMC EZ PCI card SMC1211TX) I could not make it work. Tried various IP addresses, tried inputting its Node name (available from push-button printout of the printer's LAN configuration) -- no good. "Warren Block" wrote in message ... No. It's like holding two phone handsets up to each other. Without flipping one so that one phone's mic goes to the other phone's speaker, it doesn't work. You can get an Ethernet cable called a "crossover" that handles the reversal between two devices. Hubs, switches, and routers handle the reversal internally. Bingo ! -- that did the trick OK: Thank you so much. (Brother documentation said nothing about this -- said only users need to buy a straight-through Ethernet cable (not supplied). Oh well. I see Brother diagnostics say printer functions are OK (also tested by printout) but scanner functions are not -- probably requiring manual adjustment of IP addresses. I shall figure it out soon enough now I have a good link. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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New connection -- USB or Network?
If you want to try to get it going with the USB 1.1 port, the speed
shouldn't be a problem. Most printers do not require USB 2.0 to work at maximum speed. The printer data transfer system is typically as slow or slower than a "high speed" USB 1.1 port. If you want to try to get the USB going, make sure the cable you are using is good. A slightly defective cable can cause enough errors to not allow the communication to occur. Also try any and all USB ports on the computer. Sometimes one is problematical due to a bad connection. Others have already discussed the ethernet issues. Art Don Phillipson wrote: The WinXP picked up recently for a song has 2 USB jacks on the front panel (apparently USB.v.1) 1 Firewire jack on the front and 2 on the back and 1 Ethernet jack. On buying a new Brother DCP540CN multifunction I asked Brother if it could use the Firewire jacks (in case faster): answer = No. USB connection appeared not to work, and I thought the (Compaq Presario) USB hardware might be too slow for the printer, so got an Ethernet cable to connect the Brother unit as a Network device. (I don't know much about networks, but managed to build a wireless connecting (some of the time) the upstairs WinXP PC to my own PC downstairs. This also gave the WinXP high speed wireless Internet, from the antenna downstairs. (We discovered the antenna seems not to work upstairs, perhaps because of the old-style farmhouse TV antenna tower.) But once the printer was connected directly to the LAN card (SMC EZ PCI card SMC1211TX) I could not make it work. Tried various IP addresses, tried inputting its Node name (available from push-button printout of the printer's LAN configuration) -- no good. Then I looked again at Brother's email, which said: "It can work only with a direct USB connection (2.0 or lower) or with an Ethernet connection to a router." This specified plugging into a router -- not a LAN card. Is this the reason I have not yet made the printer work under Windows? Can it be overcome? |
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"Arthur Entlich" wrote in message
news:YRGdj.45308$vd4.7151@pd7urf1no... If you want to try to get it going with the USB 1.1 port, the speed shouldn't be a problem. Most printers do not require USB 2.0 to work at maximum speed. The printer data transfer system is typically as slow or slower than a "high speed" USB 1.1 port. If you want to try to get the USB going, make sure the cable you are using is good. A slightly defective cable can cause enough errors to not allow the communication to occur. Also try any and all USB ports on the computer. Sometimes one is problematical due to a bad connection. USB may be a poor bet owing to the construction of this particular Compaq Presario under WinXP e.g. no back panel USB sockets. But it is easy to tinker later with front panel sockets (e.g. see which of my 3 or 4 USB cables works best.) (Ref. earlier help with antique Epson C80. 1. Swabbing and lubricating the carriage bar did not help. Flashing light pattern seems to confirm a major system fault (pointing to Epson licensee repair) but the service/repair manual is so detailed I shall undertake this later. 2. The Brother was installed since needed now and, as a Boxing Day special, priced barely above the cost of a set of ink carts. 3. The C80 uses the same ink carts as an Epson MFC also in use here -- nothing lost if the C80 repair were unsuccessful.) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Sorry I wasn't able to provide more helpful advice regarding the C80.
Can you describe the exact LEDS that are flashing and what flash pattern they are exhibiting? I may be able to ascertain the error message from the service manual, which may help in diagnosing the problem. Art Don Phillipson wrote: "Arthur Entlich" wrote in message news:YRGdj.45308$vd4.7151@pd7urf1no... If you want to try to get it going with the USB 1.1 port, the speed shouldn't be a problem. Most printers do not require USB 2.0 to work at maximum speed. The printer data transfer system is typically as slow or slower than a "high speed" USB 1.1 port. If you want to try to get the USB going, make sure the cable you are using is good. A slightly defective cable can cause enough errors to not allow the communication to occur. Also try any and all USB ports on the computer. Sometimes one is problematical due to a bad connection. USB may be a poor bet owing to the construction of this particular Compaq Presario under WinXP e.g. no back panel USB sockets. But it is easy to tinker later with front panel sockets (e.g. see which of my 3 or 4 USB cables works best.) (Ref. earlier help with antique Epson C80. 1. Swabbing and lubricating the carriage bar did not help. Flashing light pattern seems to confirm a major system fault (pointing to Epson licensee repair) but the service/repair manual is so detailed I shall undertake this later. 2. The Brother was installed since needed now and, as a Boxing Day special, priced barely above the cost of a set of ink carts. 3. The C80 uses the same ink carts as an Epson MFC also in use here -- nothing lost if the C80 repair were unsuccessful.) |
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