Problem with HP network printer - no route to host

Hi,
I'm trying to configure a HP network printer, but somehow I can't
connect to this fine piece of hardware.

The manual says, HP printer assumes an IP adress 192.0.0.192
automatically within 5 minutes after turning it on.

I have done the following:

ifconfig eth0:0 192.0.0.1
route add -net 192.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth0:0

..and now I'd like to telnet to the printer to access the
configuration:

telnet 192.0.0.192

However, all I get is

Trying 192.0.0.192...
telnet: connect to address 192.0.0.192: No route to host

What went wrong, possibly? Did I do something wrong (with ifconfig
and friends), or is it an issue with the printer?

Regards,
j.

<(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb
> Hi,
> I'm trying to configure a HP network printer, but somehow I
> can't connect to this fine piece of hardware.
>
> The manual says, HP printer assumes an IP adress 192.0.0.192
> automatically within 5 minutes after turning it on.
>
> I have done the following:
>
> ifconfig eth0:0 192.0.0.1
> route add -net 192.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth0:0
>
The route command seems unnecessary to me. I would, however, add a
netmask option to the ifconfig command.

Before you send any commands to the printer, try to reach it with
ping.

> ..and now I'd like to telnet to the printer to access the
> configuration:
>
> telnet 192.0.0.192
>
> However, all I get is
>
> Trying 192.0.0.192...
> telnet: connect to address 192.0.0.192: No route to host
>
> What went wrong, possibly? Did I do something wrong (with
> ifconfig and friends), or is it an issue with the printer?
>
You did something wrong with ifconfig / route. Your network i'face
decides it cannot reach 192.0.0.192, you haven't got to the printer
yet.
BTW, Are you sure you configure the printer with telnet rather than
eg a web-browser?

HTH
Martin

On 7 Nov 2003, (E-Mail Removed) <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I'm trying to configure a HP network printer, but somehow I can't
> connect to this fine piece of hardware.
>
> The manual says, HP printer assumes an IP adress 192.0.0.192
> automatically within 5 minutes after turning it on.

Confirm that by printing the JetDirect config (which you should be able to
do with the JetDirect if external, or printer itself if internal).

> I have done the following:
>
> ifconfig eth0:0 192.0.0.1
> route add -net 192.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth0:0
>
> ..and now I'd like to telnet to the printer to access the
> configuration:
>
> telnet 192.0.0.192
>
> However, all I get is
>
> Trying 192.0.0.192...
> telnet: connect to address 192.0.0.192: No route to host
>
> What went wrong, possibly? Did I do something wrong (with ifconfig
> and friends), or is it an issue with the printer?

Maybe your firewall (iptables) is blocking if output of ifconfig and route
-n looks correct. The firewall thing has bitten me before.

Once you can ping it, if telnet does not work, try http.

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(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> I'm trying to configure a HP network printer, but somehow I can't
> connect to this fine piece of hardware.

> The manual says, HP printer assumes an IP adress 192.0.0.192
> automatically within 5 minutes after turning it on.

> I have done the following:

> ifconfig eth0:0 192.0.0.1
> route add -net 192.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth0:0

I'd only use

ifconfig eth0:0 192.0.0.1

since it should create the old class C network route automagically.

> ..and now I'd like to telnet to the printer to access the
> configuration:

> telnet 192.0.0.192

> However, all I get is

> Trying 192.0.0.192...
> telnet: connect to address 192.0.0.192: No route to host

> What went wrong, possibly? Did I do something wrong (with ifconfig
> and friends), or is it an issue with the printer?

You can get this message when ARP requests aren't answered. Use tcpdump
on eth0:0 to find out if they are generated. If so then the problem
is at the printer. That's assuming the printer and host are on the
same physical network and the subnet for the printer (if one exists)
lies within the class C network.

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Clifford Kite <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> You can get this message when ARP requests aren't answered. Use tcpdump
> on eth0:0 to find out if they are generated. If so then the problem
> is at the printer. That's assuming the printer and host are on the
> same physical network and the subnet for the printer (if one exists)
> lies within the class C network.

Oops. The last sentence should actually be "That's assuming the printer
and the host are on the same physical network and the IP address 192.0.0.1
is in the printer's subnet of the class C network (if one exists)."

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