Networking a printer

I checked on Wanadoo web site and they list 98SE as acceptable but when I
phoned their "technical help line" I got the message that 98SE would not
work with Livebox.

They likely mean they won't support win98se, as in they won't take the
time to help win98se users.


I have done that but of course this is a fault which probably has nothing to
do with a firewall

Windows has a built in firewall. Often times it's enabled when it well
shouldn't be. Sometimes mcafees leaves crap behind, or norton for that
matter.

try to ping the remote machine
start[run]"cmd"
c:\whatever"ping x.x.x.y"
where x.x.x.x = the address of the pc with the printer from the remote
machine, or visa versa.

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C:\Documents and Settings\zakezukeping 192.168.0.1

Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time1ms TTL=127
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=127
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time1ms TTL=127
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time1ms TTL=127

Ping statistics for 192.168.0.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0ms
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You should get something like this... if not something is buggered...
most likely firewall software.

"zakezuke" wrote in message
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I checked on Wanadoo web site and they list 98SE as acceptable but when
I
phoned their "technical help line" I got the message that 98SE would not
work with Livebox.

They likely mean they won't support win98se, as in they won't take the
time to help win98se users.


I have done that but of course this is a fault which probably has
nothing to
do with a firewall

Windows has a built in firewall. Often times it's enabled when it well
shouldn't be. Sometimes mcafees leaves crap behind, or norton for that
matter.

try to ping the remote machine
start[run]"cmd"
c:\whatever"ping x.x.x.y"
where x.x.x.x = the address of the pc with the printer from the remote
machine, or visa versa.

-----
C:\Documents and Settings\zakezukeping 192.168.0.1

Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time1ms TTL=127
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=127
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time1ms TTL=127
Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time1ms TTL=127

Ping statistics for 192.168.0.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0ms
-----------

You should get something like this... if not something is buggered...
most likely firewall software.

I checked the firewall setting on Windows and disconnected it.
The point is I have at present no connection between my PCs.
That is what the software is attwmpting to do. So I can't ping at present
Blair

I checked the firewall setting on Windows and disconnected it.
The point is I have at present no connection between my PCs.
That is what the software is attwmpting to do. So I can't ping at present
Blair

You way wish to check out

http://forums.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/f...sp?FID=22&PN=1

While there are a ton of people here who know about the particulars of
printers, networking, and basic troubleshooting, I don't think there is
anyone here who knows about this "livebox" device. I presumed it was
your run of the mill wifi router with VoIP phone service but I see
references to "livebox software" without a clear explanation as to what
this software is. The following site sugests "livebox" is just what I
think it is, a standard run of the mill wifirouter, adsl modem, and
VoIP support.

http://zxon.notnet.co.uk/wanadoo/3rdparty.html

I don't honestly know if for example your win98se box has the wireless
or wired network adapter, but if it's the wireless it doesn't have
native WiFI support and you are dependent on the maker of your WiFi
adapter for software. This roughly means someone like my self can't
describe the keystrokes because if I owned a D-link it would be totally
different from Netgear for example. Wired network is more standarized,
and XP is also standardized.

But needless to say I don't have a clear grasp of where the problem is,
and those who actually have experence with this "Livebox" are likely to
be far more helpful.