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| 692391 | 2008-07-26 08:05:00 | Hi all Just want some advice on how to get this up and running. I have: A wireless modem/4 port router A Maxtor Shared Storage II drive (has ethernet and USB x 2) here (www.maxtorsolutions.com) A laser printer with ethernet port Two Vista laptops How is the best way to get the two laptops to both have access to the hsared drive and the printer. Can they have wireless access to both? The setup is pretty close so it is possible to plug both the shared drive and the printer into the router with ethernet. I presume this is the correct way to do it. Once the laptops are connected wirelessly to the network will they then both be able to access the shared drive and the printer? Thanks for any advice. |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 692392 | 2008-07-26 12:08:00 | If you connect the NAS Drive to the router and then configure it, both laptops will be able to access it wirelessly. There wont be any problem with that. Not sure about the printer though but I think that if you plug it in, you might have to play around with the IP addresses but it is fairly easy. See if this helps with the printing: www.dartmouth.edu www.le.ac.uk |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 692393 | 2008-07-26 12:22:00 | I can confirm what beeswax suggested, set several up like advised, as long as the devices have their own static IP address, doesn't matter if its the NAS or printer as long as they are connected to the router, the other PC's (laptops) should see them as Nodes (other devices on the LAN). | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 692394 | 2008-07-26 21:45:00 | Slight hijack but still on-topic, will any printer with ethernet capability work in this way (i.e. are they capable of being hooked up direct to router, and don't need a host computer) | Myth (110) | ||
| 692395 | 2008-07-26 22:53:00 | Slight hijack but still on-topic, will any printer with ethernet capability work in this way (i.e. are they capable of being hooked up direct to router, and don't need a host computer) Should do, as its only looking at the IP address, normal basic rules apply, as long as its in the same IP range of the router Eg: 10.1.1.? or 192.168.1.? it will show as a node on the LAN. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 692396 | 2008-07-27 00:08:00 | Should do, as its only looking at the IP address, normal basic rules apply, as long as its in the same IP range of the router Eg: 10.1.1.? or 192.168.1.? it will show as a node on the LAN. OK, ty :) I know what kind of printer I will be looking at next time :D (the amount of times I have needed a printer from this machine, but had to turn on host first is amazing... didn't foresee the need though when I first bought it) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 692397 | 2008-07-28 11:01:00 | Thanks all...will be trying to get this thing up and running tomorrow. Fingers crossed! | Tukapa (62) | ||
| 692398 | 2008-07-28 20:51:00 | You will need to use TCP/IP printing though if you have the device hooked up to the router, unless the CD install is sophisticated enough to find the device and set it up for you.... When adding new printer, select local port, and click the below button to add a port>TCP/IP printing port, and type in the address of the printer in the top field, the bottom field will fill in automatically, once port created, it will ask for printer drivers. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 692399 | 2008-08-01 10:47:00 | Hi The printer is the problem now. Both Vista laptops are wirelessly accessing the shared drive no problem. The printer is an HP laserjet 2840 (h10010.www1.hp.com) and there seems to be issues with drivers for Vista and setting this up wirelessly. I have the hard drive plugged into the wireless modem via ethernet and also have the printer plugged into the wireless modem via ethernet cable. There are also two USB plugs on the rear of the shared drive and I was wondering whether it would be easier to plug the printer into the shared drive and have both laptops access printing through that. There seems to be provision with the shared drive to add a printer. You will need to use TCP/IP printing though if you have the device hooked up to the router, unless the CD install is sophisticated enough to find the device and set it up for you.... When adding new printer, select local port, and click the below button to add a port>TCP/IP printing port, and type in the address of the printer in the top field, the bottom field will fill in automatically, once port created, it will ask for printer drivers. Will look further into this thanks SolMiester. Any other suggestions for getting the printer to work wirelessly would be gratefully accepted. Cheers. |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 692400 | 2008-08-01 11:30:00 | Is there some sort of error message regarding the printer and wireless ? As long as the printer is set to the same IP range as the router, and the laptops are connecting to the router then it "should" work. My Wireless connections can connect fine to the lexmark Laser I have. Has the printer been detected by the laptops, and does the printer have the IP address set ? What range of addresses is the router using and whats the printer set to ? Example: router may be 10.1.1.1 (gateway) and printer 10.1.1.100 ???? What you can try is pinging the printers Address and see if it answers. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
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