print server problem

[Jim]

Hi,

I tried to install a linksys print server today and could not get it to
work. so i tried a dlink model and failed.

it is the first time i have tried it on an xp network and the first time i
have failed miserably. 3 hours later and no joy on what i would consider a
15 minute job.

So after looking quite silly to my customer, I went and bought a d-link
print server but experienced the same problem.

We have network connectivity and the management and client software is
installed. I can user the web based admin to view status etc. When I print
the Windows print monitor just says printing, the linksys / d-link printer
monitor software says 'printing'. the printer LCD just says ready.

But nothing prints.

Setup is 3 x XP Pro PC's and 1 x Samsung PSC printer. When I plug samsung
into parallel port of PC she prints.

I have to go back monday and fix it but i dont know what I will do!!

I cant help thinking it is an XP thing. I have installed many printer
servers before in minutes but I was working on this for 3 hours before
leaving unfinished!!!!

Ideas appreciated.

Jim

 

[Guest]

I installed a D-Link Print Server and it works Perfectly with XP and 2000 PCs
on my LAN. I used the D-Link DP-311P. It plugs into the parallel port of
the printer. Are you usiong the Parallel Port Version or a USB Version? If
you are using a USB version, the problem could lie with the Printer and
non-compatibility as far as drivers. If you are using the Parallel version,
the one I am using, there is NO software to install. You just have to config
the printer right. You have to add as local printer using TCP-IP.

Hope any of this helps
BMR777
www.rusnakweb.com

 

[Jim]

I installed a D-Link Print Server and it works Perfectly with XP and 2000
PCs

on my LAN. I used the D-Link DP-311P. It plugs into the parallel port of
the printer. Are you usiong the Parallel Port Version or a USB Version? If
you are using a USB version, the problem could lie with the Printer and
non-compatibility as far as drivers. If you are using the Parallel version,
the one I am using, there is NO software to install. You just have to config
the printer right. You have to add as local printer using TCP-IP.

hi bmr.

there was software with the linksys but not with the dlink. It is d-link
parallel port print server but i dont have model to hand. i havent
configured any thing on the printer but I have done ADD PORT and selected
type of port as TCPIP and then offered the IP address that i had configured
the PS with via the web interface. no joy.

no joy with the linksys either. i am dreading Monday when I have to go fix
it!
any other ideas?
Jim

 

[Ron Lowe]

there was software with the linksys but not with the dlink. It is d-link

parallel port print server but i dont have model to hand. i havent
configured any thing on the printer but I have done ADD PORT and selected
type of port as TCPIP and then offered the IP address that i had
configured
the PS with via the web interface. no joy.

no joy with the linksys either. i am dreading Monday when I have to go
fix
it!
any other ideas?
Jim

I can't be specific about the exact boxes you have ( you didn't give model
numbers ), but the basic procedure is straightforward:

1) Assign an IP address to the printserver box.
This must be reachable from the PCs.
On a simple LAN, that means it must be on the same subnet
( eg if the PC is 192.168.0.x, then the printserver should be, too. )

At this point. you need to be able to ping the printserver's
IP address from the PCs.

Have you got this far?


2) Then use the built-in TCP/IP printing capability:

Start | printers and Faxes | add a printer;

Next;
Local Printer, Do not Auto-detect, Next;
Create a New port, Standard TCP/IP port, Next;
Next;
Enter the printer IP address;
Leave the port name as it defaults;
Sometimes it mistakes the printserver for a multi-port device.
If it asks, use Parallel 1.
Finish the wizard.
( It grinds for a while here )

Now, select your printer driver from either the windows-supplied
drivers, or use 'Have Disk..' to browse to your downloaded drivers.

Ensure the printer is using the new 'Standard TCP/IP port'.
That's it.

If this doesn't work, then you may need to check the configuration on the
printserver box. You can usually do this by printing a test page by pressing
a button on the device with the printer connected. To make any changes,
you can usually use either a web interface or telnet. Try one of these:

Open a web browser and type http://192.168.0.200 in the address bar
( substitute your printserver's IP address! )

or, from a command prompt, type:

telnet 192.168.0.200

and follow the prompts.
Be sure to select the Save-and-Exit if you want to save any changes.

The factory default config is usually correct.
If there's an option for 'port 9100 printing', ensure it's enabled.