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Kenny
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      1st Jan 2007
Trying to install an Edimax USB print server to a home wireless network but
I get as far as this message.

"Print Server List
Choose Print Server
If the Print Server is installed for the first time the "Print Server Name"
is the last 6 digits of MAC ID of the Print Server with a "PS" prefix".

Problem is there's nothing in the list, it can't find the print server!
Have double checked connections and cables, the "ready" and "Lan" LED's on
it are lit, tried different ethernet cable and different port on router.
Using a 3Com wireless modem/router, Win XP/SP2.
Any suggestions appreciated.

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Kenny
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      1st Jan 2007
Should add that I also tried manually adding the MAC ID of the PS into the
router configuration.
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"Kenny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Trying to install an Edimax USB print server to a home wireless network
> but I get as far as this message.
>
> "Print Server List
> Choose Print Server
> If the Print Server is installed for the first time the "Print Server
> Name" is the last 6 digits of MAC ID of the Print Server with a "PS"
> prefix".
>
> Problem is there's nothing in the list, it can't find the print server!
> Have double checked connections and cables, the "ready" and "Lan" LED's on
> it are lit, tried different ethernet cable and different port on router.
> Using a 3Com wireless modem/router, Win XP/SP2.
> Any suggestions appreciated.
>
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> Kenny Cargill
>



 
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David Vair
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      1st Jan 2007
Do you have your router set up for dhcp? If so check the router system configuration to see if
print server is getting an address.
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"Kenny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Trying to install an Edimax USB print server to a home wireless network but I get as far as this
> message.
>
> "Print Server List
> Choose Print Server
> If the Print Server is installed for the first time the "Print Server Name" is the last 6 digits
> of MAC ID of the Print Server with a "PS" prefix".
>
> Problem is there's nothing in the list, it can't find the print server!
> Have double checked connections and cables, the "ready" and "Lan" LED's on it are lit, tried
> different ethernet cable and different port on router.
> Using a 3Com wireless modem/router, Win XP/SP2.
> Any suggestions appreciated.
>
> --
> Kenny Cargill
>



 
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Kenny
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      1st Jan 2007
Yes, DHCP is enabled, the PS wasn't being assigned an address so I manually
assigned one and applied changes.
Tried rebooting the router as well.
PS manual not very helpful and the only thing on Edimax support site for
this error was a problem with XP's firewall.
I already have that turned off since I use Zone Alarm and have checked ZA's
setup to make sure that PSAdmin is in the Trusted zone.
Some Googling came up with the notion that some print servers don't work
well with WPA encryption, I'm not sure about that.

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Kenny Cargill
"David Vair" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:45986fae$0$7657$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Do you have your router set up for dhcp? If so check the router system
> configuration to see if print server is getting an address.
> --
> Dave Vair
> CNE, CNA, MCP, A+, N+
>
> "Kenny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Trying to install an Edimax USB print server to a home wireless network
>> but I get as far as this message.
>>
>> "Print Server List
>> Choose Print Server
>> If the Print Server is installed for the first time the "Print Server
>> Name" is the last 6 digits of MAC ID of the Print Server with a "PS"
>> prefix".
>>
>> Problem is there's nothing in the list, it can't find the print server!
>> Have double checked connections and cables, the "ready" and "Lan" LED's
>> on it are lit, tried different ethernet cable and different port on
>> router.
>> Using a 3Com wireless modem/router, Win XP/SP2.
>> Any suggestions appreciated.
>>
>> --
>> Kenny Cargill
>>

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Kenny
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      1st Jan 2007
Thanks for the replies, eventually got it working. Although I have XP
firewall turned off and believed I had the correct permissions set in Zone
Alarm this is still what the problem was, ZA was blocking it.
Disabled ZA, uninstalled and re-installed the PS utilities, manually
assigning an IP address there, went through Add Printer in Windows,
restarted ZA and all's well now.

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Kenny Cargill
"Kenny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23i8Bo%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yes, DHCP is enabled, the PS wasn't being assigned an address so I
> manually assigned one and applied changes.
> Tried rebooting the router as well.
> PS manual not very helpful and the only thing on Edimax support site for
> this error was a problem with XP's firewall.
> I already have that turned off since I use Zone Alarm and have checked
> ZA's setup to make sure that PSAdmin is in the Trusted zone.
> Some Googling came up with the notion that some print servers don't work
> well with WPA encryption, I'm not sure about that.
>
> --
> Kenny Cargill
> "David Vair" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:45986fae$0$7657$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Do you have your router set up for dhcp? If so check the router system
>> configuration to see if print server is getting an address.
>> --
>> Dave Vair
>> CNE, CNA, MCP, A+, N+
>>
>> "Kenny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Trying to install an Edimax USB print server to a home wireless network
>>> but I get as far as this message.
>>>
>>> "Print Server List
>>> Choose Print Server
>>> If the Print Server is installed for the first time the "Print Server
>>> Name" is the last 6 digits of MAC ID of the Print Server with a "PS"
>>> prefix".
>>>
>>> Problem is there's nothing in the list, it can't find the print server!
>>> Have double checked connections and cables, the "ready" and "Lan" LED's
>>> on it are lit, tried different ethernet cable and different port on
>>> router.
>>> Using a 3Com wireless modem/router, Win XP/SP2.
>>> Any suggestions appreciated.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kenny Cargill
>>>

>>
>>

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