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From: Peter on 12 Apr 2010 05:17
In article <7v6dnUN4Tr24vF_WnZ2dnUVZ_r2dnZ2d(a)giganews.com>,
bogus(a)dont.use says...
>
> "Peter" <pete.ivesAll_stRESS(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:MPG.26270f9cebb7d1909899b3(a)news.virginmedia.com...
> > In article <auCdnd7vK6gZ6SHWnZ2dnUVZ_qydnZ2d(a)giganews.com>,
> > bogus(a)dont.use says...
> >>
> >> "Fishface" <fishface(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> >> news:hpgvlm$7pm$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> >> > ~hp-hdx~ wrote:
> >> >> I'm about to set up a wireless printer made by brother. Iight now
> >> >> it's
> >> >> cat 5ed to desktop pc via usb.
> >> >
> >> > Ah... what? Is it a USB to ethernet adapter?
> >>
> >> No, its a wireless printer that has a cat5 port that goes to the
> >> router, and also a USB2 port that goes to the PC. Right now
> >> it's connected to the PC. I'm going to leave it hard wired to the
> >> PC and try to get it to print via WIFI from the laptop. (Win 7 on
> >> the laptop, XP pro sp3 on the PC)
> >>
> >> >
> >> >> Also have laptop wifi'ed via llinksys router for internet access.
> >> >> I'm about to set up a network between the laptop and the desktop.
> >
> > Set up a network how? And why, for that matter? If you need the PC to be
> > able to access the internet then why don't you just network it through
> > the router, either by wi-fi or cable. And this still allows both
> > computers to be able to share files, etc.
>
> Yes, that is the plan, network via the router. Sorry I am not writing
> explicitly enough. Got derailed so haven't yet got back to this yet, but i
> did
> find out some amore bout the printer.
> Thanks again for taking the time to help me. I learned
> that the brother printer can't be set up wifi cabled to the router when the
> usb cable is plugged into it. After wifi is functional, holding down the on
> button for 15 seconds tells the priter to use both, and at that point you
> can
> plug the usb cable into it. we'll see. Also, I'm suppossed to set up a
> static ip address for the printer, and as yet, have no clue on what that
> adddress should be. Still researching.
>

Well turns out I had to set up a Brother printer wirelessly for someone
just 2 days ago. Wasn't as straightforward as when connecting through
another pc.

It was an all-in-one printer, but not sure of the model. In order to
set the IP the printer allowed me to run a WLAN setup from its LCD
screen first.

I was able to check that the device was connected to the router and get
its IP by logging on to the router and seeing which devices were
connected to it. There's normally an option within most routers to see
what is connected. Normally says something like 'Devices'. The device
didn't get listed by any specific name that would have indicated it was
the Brother printer. It was just a string of characters.

Anyway, despite knowing the IP, when I tried to connect a network
printer through the XP 'Add a printer' option nothing showed up even
when I told it the IP address. However, there was an option within the
installer that came on the Brother disc that allowed me to install for a
wireless setup and that worked first time.


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