Linksys Print Server

[Guest]

I have a Linksys EFSP42 (2 port wired print server) on my network (Linksys
router).

The 2 XP machines, the WinME and Win98 machines all recognize this as a
local printserver port (SC0B7AFF) with the printer on port#1 (_P1).

I have not found the trick to get my new Vista desktop to find this
printserver. Have tried Local Printer, Network Printer, etc.

I have tried having Vista desktop plugged into the router as well as one of
the ports on the print server.

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Ed Bailey]

I don't have such a setup, but in trying to get my printer to work with
Vista, I found that unlike my other Network Print setups, Vista requires the
print driver to be installed on the computer. Lexmark says they will post a
Vista driver for mine by May 31st.
Take care.

 

[Guest]

Nothing like answering my own question (!!). But, thanks to many posts to
various threads, here's what I did to resolve this:

I went to the admin access screen for the Linksys Print Server
(192.168.1.111, in my case).

There, under Advanced, under NetBEUI was a "domain name" set to WORKGROUP.
Once I reset this my my LAN name, Vista found the printer and all is well.

Thanks, all, for your hints and suggestions.

[[Under XP, I never had to worry about this. I guess with the improved
Vista security, since the Vista PC was not part of the WORKGROUP group, it
would ignore that PrintServer]]

 

[Leythos]

Nothing like answering my own question (!!). But, thanks to many posts to
various threads, here's what I did to resolve this:

I went to the admin access screen for the Linksys Print Server
(192.168.1.111, in my case).

There, under Advanced, under NetBEUI was a "domain name" set to WORKGROUP.
Once I reset this my my LAN name, Vista found the printer and all is well.

Thanks, all, for your hints and suggestions.

[[Under XP, I never had to worry about this. I guess with the improved
Vista security, since the Vista PC was not part of the WORKGROUP group, it
would ignore that PrintServer]]

And IP of 192.168.1.111 would normally mean that your print server is
using a DHCP provided address, you should browse into it and assign it an
IP address (fixed/static) that is not in your routers DHCP pool scope.
Give it something like 192.168.1.20 so that it's always at a fixed
location, it will make your life easier.

 

[Guest]

I have it "fixed" to 192.168.1.111.

Are you recommending I change that to a 2 digit code (like, 192.168.1.11)??

DWS

Nothing like answering my own question (!!). But, thanks to many posts to
various threads, here's what I did to resolve this:

I went to the admin access screen for the Linksys Print Server
(192.168.1.111, in my case).

There, under Advanced, under NetBEUI was a "domain name" set to WORKGROUP.
Once I reset this my my LAN name, Vista found the printer and all is well.

Thanks, all, for your hints and suggestions.

[[Under XP, I never had to worry about this. I guess with the improved
Vista security, since the Vista PC was not part of the WORKGROUP group, it
would ignore that PrintServer]]

And IP of 192.168.1.111 would normally mean that your print server is
using a DHCP provided address, you should browse into it and assign it an
IP address (fixed/static) that is not in your routers DHCP pool scope.
Give it something like 192.168.1.20 so that it's always at a fixed
location, it will make your life easier.

 

[Leythos]

I have it "fixed" to 192.168.1.111.

Are you recommending I change that to a 2 digit code (like, 192.168.1.11)??

Normally those cheap NAT routers provide DHCP in the scope of 100-199 or
50-99, depends on the router.

I was suggesting that you FIX the device at a IP that is not in your DHCP
scope - so, if your router issues addresses between 100-199 don't put it
at 111, if it issues addresses from 50-99 then don't put it between 50 and
99.

If you use a fixed address range for all devices that are not computers,
it makes management easier:

192.168.1.20-39 Printers
192.168.1.10-19 Servers
192.168.1.01-09 Switches, Routers, WAP's
192.168.1.100-199 DHCP Assigned
etc...