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March 21st, 2004 00:00
IP Address for an integrated NIC
I have a Dimension 8300 running XP Home. The computer has an Intel NIC (integrated) and a second added Broadcom NIC. The Broadcom NIC is used for the Internet and works fine.
I am trying to hookup a printer via a WIRED print server to the integrated Intel card. When I enable the Intel card, it tells me I have a cable unplugged. Using the Intel app in Control Panel it indicates that the Intel card has no IP address assigned to it. It has an Ethernet address but not an IP address.
The integrated network functionality in the BIOS is set to on. I spoke to Dell support and they informed me that I cannot have both NICs functioning. Here are my questions. If there is no IP address for the card, is it essentially non-functional for network use? Should it have an IP address? Can I have both cards functioning? If yes, how do I get an IP address assigned to the card? I have tried a CAT-5e patch cable and a CAT-5e crossover cable and cannot get the computer to "find" the printer on the network. First of all, which one should I be using (sorry for the ignorance)?
The onboard Intel diagnostics loopback tests pass but the link test fails.
Setup: Computer (DELL 2,8Ghz Dimension 8300) to print server (HP 310x) via network and print server to printer (HP LaserJet 3330mfp) via USB hookup.
BTW, I cannot use a router or hub to solve the problem because the scan function of the printer won't work. Nothing can be hooked up between the computer and server so please disregard any solutions of this nature.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thank you ahead of time. I hope I have provided all pertinent information.
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jmwills
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March 21st, 2004 13:00
You should have received some sort of software to setup the print server and I have found it best to assign a static IP Address to print servers which will then become the address of the printer (providing it is a one port server).
You client machine does not necessarily need to have a static IP Address. The tricky thing to sometimes setup is a printer on a print server. Try installing it as a local (yes, local) printer and browse for the print server and the printer shoudl be there.
Now to address the topology of the setup, if there can be nothing between the printer and the 8300 machine, why use a print server at all?
60s Rocker
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March 21st, 2004 19:00
JM,
Thanks for your reply. My setup is such that the printer (HP LaserJet multifunction) is on the opposite side of the room as the computer. To hookup USB directly, the cable would have to over 35' long (up the wall, over the ceiling and back down the wall plus slack). Therefore I need a LAN hookup with the print server. I can't use wireless, USB hub or any other intevening hardware because the scanning function of the printer will not work and thus my dilemma.
I tried installing the printer using the print server software and the printer software both as a local printer and a network printer and none "find" the printer on the system. I need to clarify one thing also. ALL the literature with the print server indicate I should use a "network cable". Is it a patch cable or a crossover cable? Does the print server do the crossing over for you? I believe the problem is hardware on the computer end; not cables or software or installation or print server or printer.
Here's why. When I enable the network port on this integrated Intel NIC, it enables and then immediately indicates "a network cable is unplugged". I currently have a 50' crossover cable attached from the computer to the print server. The icon for this network connection in the system tray has a red X on it.
Your idea of a static IP address sounds ideal but what IP address do I use? Where do I get it? Where do I assign it?
Thanks again.