how do you search the archive?

Michael Havens bmike1 at gmail.com
Sat Oct 25 08:03:49 MST 2014


Good suggestion but most of my network is on the subnet the printer is on.

:-)~MIKE~(-:

On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 12:14 AM, IscreamKid <iscreamkid at gmail.com> wrote:

> Why not change the printer's IP address to mesh with the rest of your
> network? You should have directions from vendor on procedure.
>
> HM
>
>
> On Oct 24, 2014, at 14:01, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey... I figured out why the printer/scanner isn't working! The printer's
> ip address (192.168.0.10) is on a different subnet than the computers
> (192.168.1.101). Here are the directions I got for putting everything on
> the same subnet (below). Does anyone know of an easier way?
>
>  Connecting two (or more) SOHO broadband routers together
>
> Note: The "primary" router can be an actual router, a software gateway
> like Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing, or a server connection that has
> the capability to supply more than one IP address using Dynamic Host
> Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server capability. No changes are made to the
> primary "router" configuration.
>
> Step #1: Configure the IP address of the secondary router(s)
>
>     Configure the IP address of the secondary router(s) to be in the same
> subnet as the primary router, but out of the range of the DHCP server in
> the primary router. For instance, if the primary router's DHCP server
> assigns IP addresses 192.168.0.2 through 192.168.0.100 to computers or
> devices connecting to it, assign the secondary router 192.168.0.254 as it's
> IP address, 192.168.0.253 as the IP address for another router, etc.
>
>     Note: Do this first, as you will have to reboot the computer to
> connect to the router again for the remaining changes.
>
> Step #2: Disable the DHCP server in the secondary router(s).
>
>     Consult the manual or user's guide for the secondary router(s) to
> locate the configuration area where the DHCP server can be disabled.
>
> Step #3: Setup the wireless section
>
>     If configuring a secondary wireless router as a wi-fi access point,
> configure the router with the wireless settings you would normally use, if
> this secondary router were to be the primary router; channels, encryption,
> etc. Otherwise, you can skip this step.
>
> Step #4: Connect the secondary router(s) to the primary router
>
>     Connect from the primary router's LAN port to one of the LAN ports on
> the secondary router. If there is no uplink port and neither of the routers
> have auto-sensing ports, use a cross-over cable. [You will not need a
> cross-over cable if one of the "routers" is a computer.] Leave the WAN port
> unconnected!
>
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
> On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 12:32 PM, <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
>
>> Mike wrote:
>> > I want to search my user and something in the contents (printer).
>> > I know we got the printer/scanner working before.
>>
>> Here's the link:
>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/lurker/splash/index.html
>>
>>
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