tom hedstrom <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>. ..
> Can't seem to figure out what I am doing wrong with this one.
>
> I've got an ethernet enabled printer that I'm trying to connect to a
> wireless network.
>
> The printer works fine if I plug it straight into the router. The PC
> can see it fine and print to it using a standard TCP/IP port over
> wired ethernet - theoretically I guess this means there shouldn't be
> anything wrong with the printer or ethernet printing in general.
>
> I've got two wireless accesspoints. One is configured as a client and
> the other as access point. If I leave the access point connected to
> the router and plug the PC into the one configured as a client, I get
> the PC on the network - which means there shouldn't be anything wrong
> with the wireless setup either.
>
> However, when I plug the printer into the wireless client nothing
> happens. Can't ping the printer anymore.
>
> I'm stuck on this one. Can't see why the printer should be fine over
> wired ethernet and not wireless?
>
> Any ideas on what could be wrong?
>
> The details:
>
> PC running XP home - IP address 10.0.0.1
> Speedtouch 510v4Router connected to ADSL (IP 10.0.0.138)
> AP 1 - IP address 10.0.0.3 (802.11g D-link DWL2000AP)
> AP2 (client mode) 10.0.0.2 (same as above)
> Printer IP address 10.0.0.5 (brother mfc-9870 with ethernet card
> NC8000)
>
> Cheers
>
> Tom
Hi Tom,
I am using a similar configuration and it is working; not perfectly,
but it is working. In my case, I am using 2 DWL-2000APs, one set up
as an Access Point and the second set up as a Wireless Client. My
printer is the HP-6127 inkjet with integral ethernet port.
My printer stops working about every 3 or 4 hours and both the
DWL-2000AP Wireless Client and the HP-6127 printer have to be
power-cycled to get printing to resume. I will make another post
concerning this if I can't get it resolved.
In your situation, I can think of a couple of things to check:
1. After moving the printer from the router to the Wireless Access
Point, I would power-cycle the router and both DWL-2000APs. This
would eliminate the possibility that the router has memorized the mac
address of the printer and thinks that it is still attached to a port
in the router.
2. After you connect the printer to the Wireless Access Point, make
sure that the link light is lit up at both the Wireless Access Point
and the printer. I am assuming that the printer has a link-light. If
they are not lit up, then you may need a crossover ethernet cable
between these two devices.
Good luck,
Sam
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