wrote:
> Hello Malke,
> Yes I did install the printer on all the computers.
> Via LTP1 it does funtion.
> But I want a wireless connection vai DI-524 to my HP Lasejet 2100m
> with J4169A card.
> But can't find it, wenn connected to the DI-524.
> Did try to ping it:
> Reply from 200.217.225.96: destination net unreachable.
You also said in a previous post:
***
I did print a configuration page from the printer's control panel:
Host name: NPI403580
IP Address: 10.24.40.23
Did try to ping it:
Reply from 200.217.225.96: destination net unreachable.
***
> But the LEDs on printer and DI-524 show that the connection is made.
> Do i need to open any ports on the DI-524?
OK, I must confess to being completely baffled by your setup. The pings
and IP address don't make sense. Let's go over how a router, computers
on the local area network (lan) and any network printers should be.
First of all, most D-Link routers have a default IP address of
192.168.0.1. This means that if you are using DHCP for your computers
on the lan, they should all also get 192.168.0.xxx addresses (where the
"x's" are variable).
You should assign a static IP address to the printer and it should be
something like 192.168.0.200 - an address outside of the D-Link's
normal DHCP address range but still on the same subnet.
If you prefer to assign static IP's to your computers, you can do so.
Turn off DHCP in the D-Link and assign static IP's. Again, they must
all be in the same subnet as the router.
Once you have all this set up correctly, you then need to follow
instructions for installing the printer on the lan computers. In many
cases, this means installing the drivers from HP first. Check at the HP
link I gave you for network installation instructions. If your printer
doesn't insist on having the HP stuff installed on each computer (and a
lot of the HP all-in-ones do) you add the printer in the Add Printer
dialog in the Printers applet (Control Panel). You use the Local
Printer but you tell it to use a new port - standard TCP/IP. This will
start the TCP/IP wizard where you can put in the printer's IP address.
Finish the wizard and repeat on all computers using the printer. You
shouldn't be using LPT1 at all.
The fact that some lan-member computers connect wirelessly is
irrelevant. If your particular printer is a wireless one, follow the
instructions that came with it for setting it up.
If you don't have your lan networking set up properly, let me know and
we'll work on that aspect of it, too.
Malke
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