Can't access printer through second network card

[Guest]

I have a Windows XP machine on a small peer-to-peer network with 4 computers.
This computer is connected to the SBC DSL modem and allows other computers
to connect through it. It is connected to the modem through an Intel network
connection built-in to the motherboard. The peer-to-peer network is
connected through a secondary Realtek network card. The printer is connected
through a DLink DSS 8+ switch which is connected to the computer. I cannot
see the printer or print to it or even ping the IP address for the printer.
When I do a ipconfig /all command, the Realtek network card shows an IP
address of 169.xxx.xxx.xxx instead of the 192.168.1.x that it was originally.
I manually reset the IP address and still cannot access the network. Is
there a way to force the commands to the printer to use the Realtek card
instead? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Well, if the SBC device is a modem as disguished from a router, then you
need to enable ICS on the Intel adapter. When you do this, the IP address
of the Realtek adapter will be 192.168.0.1 NOT 192.168.1.x. If the SBC
device is actually a router, then you would want to configure routing on the
XP machine and the Realtek adapter must have a static IP.

If your printer has a builtin network adapter, there is no need to see it -
you must configure it with a compatible static IP. You connect to it by
using the Add Printer wizard - select Local printer and add a standard
TCP/IP port specifying the static IP.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Doug. I will make sure that ICS is setup on the Intel adapter.
Thanks again for the help.