Invalid IP - direct connection

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I am connecting direct via ethernet to Digital Photocopier, have manually set
ip address received from copier. Will not ping, or connect, comes up with
invalid ip address, even though I have entered the correct one manually.
Please help - it is driving me insane.
 
1. are you setting this up as local or network printer?
2. if local...try this...make a new port on the comp std tcp/ip..click on
configure port and key in the ip address of the printer.
then go through the printer software to add the printer and make sure youi
point the new printer to the new port created.

that should work for you.
 
You will probably get better help by contacting the Digital Photocopier
manufacturer

Which Brand/Model is it?
 
Amie said:
I am connecting direct via ethernet to Digital Photocopier, have manually set
ip address received from copier. Will not ping, or connect, comes up with
invalid ip address, even though I have entered the correct one manually.
Please help - it is driving me insane.
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Invalid IP address? What IP address did you enter?
 
Amie said:
I am connecting direct via ethernet to Digital Photocopier, have manually set
ip address received from copier. Will not ping, or connect, comes up with
invalid ip address, even though I have entered the correct one manually.
Please help - it is driving me insane.
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Just where is the Digital Photocopier? If it is, for
instance, located behind a firewall and running in its
own intranet, then the IP address may not be a valid one
from outside of the firewall.
 
Hi everyone
Thanks for your help. I am now able to ping the copier, and connect to it.
However each time I reboot, I need to go into the connection click repair,
and turn the copier on and off, then it finally connects at 10kbs and then
reconnects and 100kbs.
I also get an ip address conflict error after connecting.
The only other things connected to this computer are a wireless network
router, via a seperate ethernet port, and to this there is a dsl modem and
two other wireless connections with computers.
When I then install the copier as a printer , as a local connection with ip
connection. It goes through the whole thing and then hangs in limbo - nothing
prints.
Thanks for you help again, anything else you could suggest would be helpful
Amie
 
Didn't see the original post so going by guesswork here :_

"Something" on your network is issuing IP addresses using DHCP.

This is probably the router.

The settings on your machines could be dynamic but the printer / copier or
whatever it is should be static.

Easiest answer may be to check all PCs and set to dynamic to clear up the
conflict, after that, if you wish, you can reset to static and DHCP should
respect them if it can.

If you can turn off everything except DSL and then turn on Router, then turn
on the printer without getting the error then switching on each machine in
turn might clear the problem too.

There are too many variables to be sure but starting with this should be
relatively harmless.

Perhaps you could clarify... do you mean the printer is connected to one
computer by it's own Ethernet port and the computer has another Ethernet
port connected to the rest of the network? If so the above guesswork is
likely worthless :)

Charlie
 
Thanks for your rely charlie
I have a main computer to which the printer is connected to one ethernet
port, and the router is connected to an additional ethernet port on the same
computer.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Amie
PS This was happening before I even connected anything to the second
ethernet port (ie router)
 
Amie said:
Thanks for your rely charlie
I have a main computer to which the printer is connected to one ethernet
port, and the router is connected to an additional ethernet port on the
same
computer.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Amie
PS This was happening before I even connected anything to the second
ethernet port (ie router)
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Ah, is there any reason why you don't want other machines to be able to use
the printer?


Here is a very simple layout

--> PC A
Modem --> Router --> PC B
--> PC C
--> Printer

In this layout the printer and PC config should be simple and the router
should be able to sort it out for you using DHCP (the automation system).

Seems like what you have is this

--> PC A --> Printer
Modem --> Router --> PC B
--> PC C


If you have to have that layout because of a lack of cable ports on the
router perhaps a cheap "Ethernet Switch" would be one answer... plug in the
switch to one router port and then 4 more (or however many) PCs into that.
Almost all of these things are automatic these days so everything on the
router or switch should see everything else.

If you actually want that layout you will need to consult the printer manual
to find out how to set it's IP address and then go to the properties page
for the corresponding network card in the PC and make suitable settings
there. If your other machines are using something like 192.168.2.xxx you
may have a lot of trouble trying to set similar 192.168.2.xxx addresses on
the printer card...

Perhaps if you mention the printer / copier someone will be familiar with
the setting methods but that's not necessarily the case. I would think this
should be in the printer book or on the maker's website FAQ or something

Charlie
 
yeah. I can't connect onto MSN messenger. It saids that i have an invalid IP
adress. i don't know how to fix it, and i havn't changed my IP adress, so i
don't know what to do!
 
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