Networked Printer Address

My problem centers around DHCP. My networked printer will obtain a network
ip address which I use to install the printer on two computers ( Windows
Vista, Windows XP home SP2). Everything is fine until I reset my network.
At that point the printer MAY get a new address. If it does I have to
reinstall the printer on the XP machine and change the IP address on the
printer setting for the Vista machine.

I've attempted to force the Lexmark e250dn laser printer to use static IP
versus DHCP but have been unsuccessful finding a way to do that. There does
not appear to be a method to get inside the settings of the Lexmark to
change it's settings.

I tried forcing the Lexmark printer to take the first DHCP assignment - but
the Linksys wireless router (BEFW11S4)seems to not want to reset the
assignment.

Any suggestions?

-Hill

Rather than set a static IP address have you considered reserving an
address within your DHCP scope? Your DHCP server might support this,
but you will probably need to find the MAC of the printers network card.


Hill wrote:
> My problem centers around DHCP. My networked printer will obtain a
> network ip address which I use to install the printer on two computers (
> Windows Vista, Windows XP home SP2). Everything is fine until I reset
> my network. At that point the printer MAY get a new address. If it does
> I have to reinstall the printer on the XP machine and change the IP
> address on the printer setting for the Vista machine.
>
> I've attempted to force the Lexmark e250dn laser printer to use static
> IP versus DHCP but have been unsuccessful finding a way to do that.
> There does not appear to be a method to get inside the settings of the
> Lexmark to change it's settings.
>
> I tried forcing the Lexmark printer to take the first DHCP assignment -
> but the Linksys wireless router (BEFW11S4)seems to not want to reset the
> assignment.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> -Hill
>

Your idea seems to be a solution. I changed the starting address from
192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.101 so that I could reserve 100 for the printer.

Meanwhile I had stumbled onto a way to set the ip address of the Lexmark.
Using "Network Scanner" I found the printer and was able to connect to it
using http. For an unknown reason my attempt to connect using IE was unable
to make the connection.

Network Scanner is available at
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networkscanner/ . I right clicked on
the found ip address to connect.

So far things seem to be ok. Thanks for your input.


"Richard Giagnacovo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Rather than set a static IP address have you considered reserving an
> address within your DHCP scope? Your DHCP server might support this, but
> you will probably need to find the MAC of the printers network card.
>
>
> Hill wrote:
>> My problem centers around DHCP. My networked printer will obtain a
>> network ip address which I use to install the printer on two computers
>> ( Windows Vista, Windows XP home SP2). Everything is fine until I reset
>> my network. At that point the printer MAY get a new address. If it does
>> I have to reinstall the printer on the XP machine and change the IP
>> address on the printer setting for the Vista machine.
>>
>> I've attempted to force the Lexmark e250dn laser printer to use static IP
>> versus DHCP but have been unsuccessful finding a way to do that. There
>> does not appear to be a method to get inside the settings of the Lexmark
>> to change it's settings.
>>
>> I tried forcing the Lexmark printer to take the first DHCP assignment -
>> but the Linksys wireless router (BEFW11S4)seems to not want to reset the
>> assignment.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> -Hill
>>