On Jan 3, 8:21*pm, "Garry Douglas" <ga...@douglas1959.plus.com> wrote:
> "Warren Block" <wbl...@wonkity.com> wrote in message
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> news:...
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> > Depends on the built-in print server. *Old ones may not even speak
> > TCP/IP. *The Kyocera web page has some downloads for the 1030; the > print
> > server might be similar. *Check the network board for a model
> > number.
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> I will look again on the Kyocera site. I printed the status page and the n/w
> interface is a SB-110.
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> The IP address, subnet mask and gateway are all reported as 000.000.000.000
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> ARP/PING, BOOTP, RARP and DHCP are all on.
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> > Don't use a crossover.
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> That's what I thought but someone on another forum (not a ng) recommended a
> x over!
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> > It should be a print server, but depends on the age. *Some old ones
> > required a TFTP server to boot.
>
> Thanks for the advice.
>
> Garry
DHCP isn't recommended for use with a printer, since the IP address
doesn't always remain the same. DCHP is, after all, dynamic in
nature. You should set the printer up with a static IP address that
is within the internal network set up within your router, but outside
the range of IP addresses assignable by the DHCP server in your
router. This way your computers won't ever "stomp" on your printer's
IP address by taking it as their own. For example, you state your
router's configuration as:
Belkin router IP: 192.168.2.1 (this is your router's IP)
I'm going to assume that your router's subnet mask for the internal
network is: 255.255.255.0
The router IP in combination with the subnet mask defines the size of
the network, i.e. 192.168.2.0 - 192.168.2.255. However, you should
never use 192.168.2.0 (this is reserved to identify the network, i.e.
netid), and you should never use 192.168.2.255 (this is reserved as
the network's broadcast address to communicate message between devices
on the network, such as ARP queries, i.e when your router queries what
devices are connected to it). All devices connected to this router
will either be assigned the same network subnet mask via DHCP, or must
have it manually configured, so they all know the boundaries of the
network to which they're connected.
Within the router, you can define how many IP's that DHCP can assign
to connected devices, and the starting address. If you state 50,
starting at 192.168.2.100, then the router's DHCP server can issue
addresses to up to 50 devices in the range 192.168.2.100 thru
192.168.2.49. Your computers using DHCP will receive an IP address
anywhere within this range, but usually it's sequential, i.e. the
first will get 100, the next 101, etc.
Your printer should be manually configured with an IP address outside
this DHCP range. Using the above example, any address between
192.168.2.2 thru 192.168.2.99, or 192.168.2.150 thru 192.168.254 would
be acceptable. Let's use 192.168.2.200.
If you don't have a service manual for your printer, you can find one
here:
http://www.alice-dsl.net/spritzer/pd...ra-FS-1050.pdf
Other manuals at Kyocera's EU site:
http://www.kyoceramita.eu/index/serv...PRINT.EN.html#
Configure the printer through it's menu panel with the following
values:
TCP/IP: ON
DHCP: ON (leave it on, it shouldn't hurt)
IP address: 192.168.2.200
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.2.1 (yes, this is the router's address)
The gateway value tells the printer which device to go to in order to
access the network, i.e. the router.
Once you've set up the printer, you should be able to access it's web-
based configuration menu by opening an IE browser window, and keying
in the IP in the address field. This will confirm it's presence on
your network.
Now you should install (if not already installed) and configure the
Kyocera FS-1050 windows printer driver on each computer to access the
printer via it's IP address, i.e. 192.168.2.200. Use "add a printer"
and specify a local network-attached printer. You can specify the IP
address in the URL field.
This should get it up and running on your internal network.
Hope I didn't forget anything...;-)
Phineas
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