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Use of HPJ4680 in a network with Mac & PC connected to router
I have a MacIntos G5 (OSX 10.4.11) and three PC (2 Windows XP, 1 Windows 7) connected to a D-link router (DIR 655). How should I add the HPJ 4680 to the network (so that all computer can access the printer)? I was hoping to connect the HPJ4680 to the router with a Ethernet cable, but the HPJ4680 does not have a Ethernet connection. It only has USB connections.The manual suggests connecting the printer via USB to one of the computer as a server and connecting the other computers to the server computer, but does that arrangement works with a mixture of Mac's and PC's?
Ok what you do is, install the printer as a LOCAL one on one of the PC's, Probably the XP, one, would be best. or perhaps the PC; actually "Connected" to the D-link router & Modem, then Now install this printer , as a LOCAL, printer, and set as DEFAULT, enable Printer Sharing. Now, ALL PC's MUST, have a Name, Belong to the same Workgroup, have a Password. On the "Other" PC's Install the Printer as a Network Printer, browse for it and connect. Print a test page from each. Remember the PC with the printer attached, must obviously be ON or the "Others" cannot connect and print.. Make sure all network permissions are set sharing is set, especially on the Win 7. Just make sure they can all "See" each other first, before try all this.. the network MUST be intact and communicatable from each PC to at least the PC with the printer attached. I have included 3 links below, to help
kb.parallels.com/4886 -support.apple.com › Support - support.microsoft.com/kb/239418
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I would suggest you to reconfigure the router after you reset it. please make sure that you do not use a wireless phone nearby the router which is a major cause of the disconnection.
First disconnect the RJ 45 wire connected to your desktop Ethernet card coming from the router and connect this wire to the 'Internet' port on the router now there is a connection to the 'Internet' port of your Linksys router. Next use the RJ45 wire, which came in the Linksys box & connect one end to the Ethernet card of your laptop and the other end to any of the ports numbered 1 to 4. Connect the power adapter pin in the power socket Power up the Linksys router & Laptop computer. Now lets get to the basic configuration of the Linksys wireless router.
This is how its have done successfully.
Open IE6/IE7 browser and type 192.168.1.1, a window will pop up & ask for username & password. Default user name is blank & default password is 'admin' after which you will come to the screen
'Internet Connection Type' is by default 'Automatic configuration DHCP' leave it as it is J (I did not which caused me a lot of grief J )
In 'Router Name' enter a name of your choice.
Let MTU be 'Auto'.
At 'Local IP Address' enter 10.10.0.1
'Subnet Mask' 255.255.255.0
'DHCP' is 'enable'
'Starting IP address' leave it as it is, this will be changed later.
'Static DNS 1' 192.168.1.1
'Static DNS 2' 203.94.227.70
'Time Zone' change it to relevant location.
Click on the 'Save' button.
At this point you will loose contact with the wireless router thru the browser. Double click on the computer icon in your task bar & go to the 'Support' tab and see the IP taken automatically by the machine most probably 10.10.0.2. Now type 10.10.0.1 in the browser location bar to gain access on the config page of the router & change (see above) the 'Starting IP address' to 10.10.0.2. click on 'Save'
Next click on the 'Wireless' tab give a name to your network also called SSID, remember all wireless machines on this network should have the same SSID ie network name & select what wireless network mode you need. If you have only laptops, which operate in the, 802.11g mode, (most new machines) then select 'G Only'. Click on 'Save Settings'.
You can now turn to your wireless PC or laptop to connect it to the wireless network. Here I am assuming your laptop has a built in WiFi card, if you are using an adaptor then follow the instructions of the adaptor maker. XP has a very user-friendly wireless networking utility. If you're setting up a network for the first time, use the Windows Wireless Network Setup Wizard, in the Control Panel. This copies configuration info to a USB flash drive that you can insert into each additional PC or device. If you use Vista (like me) it's just as easy going thru the Control Panel for first time users. After you have gone thru the setup wizard and it has recognized the network with the name you had previously given it, now you should be able to access the Internet.
Leave the laptop on for the time being and lets focus our attention on the router configuration thru the browser of the desktop.
Click on the 'Wireless tab & then on 'Wireless MAC filter' (on how to find the MAC address of your wireless machine go to right to the bottom of this page) Click on the 'Enable button' and on the 'Permit button' & click on the 'Edit MAC filter list' and add the MAC address also called 'Physical address' Click on 'Save Settings' in both windows.
Next click on the 'Wireless' tab -> 'Wireless Security' tab and select the appropriate settings (AES, TKIP or AES+TKIP) depending on what your laptop supports. Remember that WPA2 is considered the best as also AES+TKIP if your laptop supports it go for it. Select the same settings and password on your laptop. Click on 'Save Settings' In the 'Security tab' select 1, 2 & 4 check boxes.(See below). Click on 'Save Settings' At the 'Administration' tab -> Management change the routers password. Also select the check box 'HTTPS'. Click on 'Save Settings' After you have made all the relevant then go to the 'Administration' tab - 'Config Management' and take a back up of your settings. This can be done at a later stage too when you have made all the changes you need. PS Remember that now to access the router thru the browser the address is 10.10.0.1 and NOT the one you will find in the user guides (192.168.1.1). And to access the D-Link 502T thru browser you type 192.168.1.1. Happy surfing. you see below is the DNS settings
Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter
Windows 2000 or XP
1. Click Start and Run. In the Open field, enter cmd. Press the Enter key or click the OK button.
2. At the command prompt, enter ipconfig /all. Then press the Enter key.
3. Write down the Physical Address as shown on your computer screen. It is the MAC address for your Ethernet adapter. This appears as a series of numbers and letters.
The MAC address/Physical Address is what you will use for MAC address cloning or MAC filtering. Note: The MAC address is also called the Physical Address.
Windows Vista
1. Click Start -> Accessories -> Command prompt 2. At the command prompt, enter ipconfig /all. Then press the Enter key.
Write down the Physical Address as shown on your computer screen.
To release and renew IP address, go to Start > Run. Type in CMD and
press Enter. At the prompt, type in ipconfig and press Enter. This
will display the adapter information such as IP address, Subnet mask,
and default gateway.
To view additional information such as Mac address, DNS servers, etc, type in ipconfig /all.
To release IP address, type ipconfig /release.
To renew IP address, type ipconfig /renew.
If you are not able to get an IP address try setting one statically:
Windows 2000
Step 1 Right-click on My Network Places and select Properties.
Step 2 Right-click on the Local Area Connection which represents your network card and select Properties.
Step 3 Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. Enter your IP information for your network.
If connecting to a router, make sure the default gateway and a DNS server is the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1).
Windows XP
Step 4 Click on Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network connections.
Step 5 See Step 2 for Windows 2000 and continue from there.
just connect both computers to the same router/hub. if mac is working then windows should work as well. on a wired network in windows xp and beyond, there is no set-up required. if it is not working, then perhaps you using a crossover cable (meant to connect 2 computers directly) instead of a regular ethernet cable.
First, plug your printer into your router and turn on both the router and the printer. Second, on your mac open System Preferences>Print and Fax>click the plus sign below the list of printers, you will be guided through the process to set up your network printer. Now to set up a printer on Windows XP click here, Windows Vista click here. Windows 7 and vista are pretty much the same set up.
Try to go to start -> settings -> network connections -> and see if your connection is working properly if there is a problem it will say it's limited. If limited try right click and repair, if it won't work try right click on connection then properties and in ip/dns section set all on automatic.
If none of this will work try to disable firewall for few min and see if it works, to do so go to control panel Windows Firewall,
If password would be wrong you wouldn't be able to connect at all, you can always try to go to available wireless networks and try to disconnect your connection and then reconnect again it should prompt for pass.
I have a Mac Pro and a Belkin F5D 7230-4 Router. The Mac links to the WiFi but will not go on to the internet. The Router works fine with a wired PC and other wireless PCs. I have updated the Belkin with the latest Firmware but it does not help. I have tried powering down the Router and Modem
You should only use Windows xp for running a program that is
not yet available from Apple. There shouldn't be much reason to link to
the net while in Windows. Also while in Windows you are wide open to any
viruses that exist. Try getting your work done without getting on the
net, then go back to your Apple format. There you are 99% free of
viruses. … Still need to link onto the net let me know I will ask at our
Apple Computer Club on Monday
If I understand you correctly you have an Intel based MAC, with the boot-camp boot manager, so you can choose to boot either from the native MAC OS or from Windows XP.
The system works fine from the MAC OS, but the (wired) ethernet does not work from XP.
1) When you boot into XP mode, the XP operating system is in charge and the MAC OS is dormant.
2) Check the XP device manager to see if the ethernet NIC (network device) is properly installed and if the device drivers are functioning.
From Windows XP:
Right click My Computer ==> Properties => Hardware ==> ==> Device Manager ==> Network Adapters => ==> Your network controller
Right click on your network controller ==> properties
Check the device status !!!
2) If the device is NOT working properly, you may need to download and install a device driver for this card.
3) If the device IS working properly, you may need to run the NETWORK SETUP WIZARD from the control panel:
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