Lan connect from Laptop to Lan Printer?
disneyjoe7
Posts: 11,435
Can I setup a LAN connection just using a LAN cable to a LAN printer?
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR
Post edited by disneyjoe7 on
Comments
-
No, the printer and the pc should both be connected to a router / hub in a local area network.Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
-
This question comes from someone who works for Bell South, no suprise to me.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
-
Forgot about the old crossover cable. Don't most network printers look for a DHCP server to issue an IP? I never tried a printer in a peer to peer setup, without it being connected to another pc already.
Cheers,
RussCheck your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service. -
Forgot about the old crossover cable. Don't most network printers look for a DHCP server to issue an IP? I never tried a printer in a peer to peer setup, without it being connected to another pc already.
Cheers,
Russ
Using crossover cable you have to change the setting on both PC and printer and configure them with static IP addresses, then add the printer to your PC using the printer's static IP address-izafar
Goldenear Technology Triton 1 - Benchmark AHB2 - Benchmark LA4 - Auralic Vega - Auralic Aries Mini - Marantz TT-15S1 - Clearaudio Nano -
Forgot about the old crossover cable. Don't most network printers look for a DHCP server to issue an IP? I never tried a printer in a peer to peer setup, without it being connected to another pc already.
Cheers,
Russ
They can operate on DHCP. But it is usually pretty easy to set a static IP and subnet mask from the printer's built-in setup menu.
Edit: OK...he beat me to it.HT
Mits WD-65737, DirecTV, Oppo DV-970HD, XBOX ONE, Yamaha RX-A1030, Parasound Halo A23, Rotel RB-985, Music Hall MMF-7, Parasound PPH-100, LSi-15, LSi-C, LSi-FX, LSi-7, PSW-1000, Monster HTS2600
2 CH
Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500, -
The typical setup is to configure your printers statically and place them outside your dhcp scope (range). Avoid using a direct connection to your laptop since this is a networked printer. Instead, connect the printer to the home network so other pc's can use the printer without you having to turn the laptop on.
If you do need a direct connection, most of the newer printer have both a network and usb port. Use the USB instead unless you're wanting to avoid installing usb drivers on an older machine or operating system.
My apologies if I misunderstood what you're trying to do. -
This question comes from someone who works for Bell South, no suprise to me.
OUCH
Now at&t
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
There's a IP connection on the back of the printer. I not really sure if this printer would work on the network if I really connected that way. I didn't see any IP config settings in menus, the printer is Lexmark Optra T614.
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
So you can see I'm not working via a hub.
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
Other then that I made my own crossover cable maybe the problem also. My first CO cable I ever made, B wiring on one side A wiring on the other right?
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
Yep.. here's a chart I hotlinked (oh I'm so naughty!)
-
Done, done right. Thanks for the picture, you may remove picture / link if you feel it's necessary.
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
Ok if the computer is set to 192.168.1.080 with 255.255.255.0 hub being 192.168.1.1 how do I program the printer? Help a IT newbie...
Doro, you can see I don't do this everyday You?
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
You definitely can.
I have an hp LaserJet 2430dtn printer connected to my laptop via a crossover cable. There will be no "default gateway" in this case, so I set that = to the IP on the printer and use static IP on the laptop.
I'm sure that this works because that's how I have it set up in my dorm room.
But can't you just connect your printer to the laptop via USB?polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
polkaudio DSWPro550WI
polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
polkaudio RM6750 5.1
Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good! -
Here's a link to the manual, go to page 23 and have fun!
-
Thanks guys, I got somewhat of successful I know my crossover cable works. What appadv stated is correct "No default gateway" worked on another printer HP LaserJet 3200 series but this is further away, but may work if nothing else. The Lexmark printer I can't get it to go for the Network setup, I wonder if it doesn't have the optional input. But I has a ethernet port? It doesn't have an USB port input
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR