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Network router will not recognize wireless print server
I have an Inspiron 700m that I have been running in a wireless network for about a year with no problems. I now have a Linksys WRT54GX4 router for my network. I am trying to add a wireless print server, a Linksys WPS54G with no luck. I make all the connections in the setup wizard(Print server to printer, print server to router-wired), and insure all are powered up and I have all LEDs on the print server are lit. From the computer the setup wizard tries to find the print server on the network with no luck. What amazes me is that the print server is
wired to the router and it does not show up on the DHCP Client list. I have tried resetting the print server and rebooting the router, enabling the SSID broadcast, disabling encryption and even disabling all wireless features on my computer and the router so only a wired connection is used for setup. Nothing works. My only conclusion so far is that something might be amiss with the print server. A clue might be that it took about 6 or 7 powerups of the print server to get the wireless LED stay lit. Other than that I am out of ideas. Could use some help. Thanks.
Richard
Jerry Park
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May 29th, 2006 11:00
1. If it is connected with ethernet, the wireless is off. Don't expect the wireless light to be on when connected directly. If it is plugged in and the wireless light is on, restart it.
2. The web interface is flaky, and causes the unit to crash.
Make sure you have the latest firmware installed.
Check the disk which came with the unit. You should have a Bi-Admin or Bi-Admin Management Utility. Use that utility to set up the unit.
Set the unit with a static address. Anytime you use a print server (wired or wireless), it seems to work better with a static address.
I don't believe the Bi-Admin utility allows WPA settings for the wireless. Set up whatever you can with the Bi-Admin utility and if you need the web access, use it just for what the Bi-Admin doesn't control. You may have to restart (unplug the power) the unit multiple times to get a (reasonably) stable web page.
Once you get everything set up, it seems to work well so long as you don't mess with it any more.
Rich_N
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May 29th, 2006 12:00
Jerry Park
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May 29th, 2006 13:00
Try powering if off/on then re-running the bi-admin utility.
If it continues to fail, I'd consider it dead too.
steven troise
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May 29th, 2006 17:00
start then run type in
should look like this
\\192.168.1.1xx the xx would be your last 2 numbers of the ip address
then hit the enter key. your printer icon and folders should show up
double click printer icon and install printer drivers on the laptop
goodluck
Jerry Park
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May 29th, 2006 18:00