Printer Problem Help!

[Coreyhalliwell]

Ok we've connected a printer via cat 5 to a linksys router. Weve installed the driver on each computer and have added it by IP and are unable to comminicate with it. The printer is just hooked to the router and not the main server Via printer cable or anything. Weve assigned the printer an IP via its control console and via windows 2000 server and are unable to send anything to it. The cable works, and the network card lights up when we put a cable in it (im not sure if that means the card works but still). Do you have any idea what could be the problem now?

 

[TechLarry]

What kind of printer is it?

On many printers these days, simply setting up Direct-IP printing won't work. You need the installation CD to install the vendor-specific IP Driver.

Both my Dell and Samsung are like that.

-Larry

 

[sliperypete]

The best way to set up a network printer is to install it by IP on a server to set up a print cue and d/l the newest driver off of the manufacturer's site. Then connect the clients to it on the server I.E. \\servername\printername and they will get the drive off of the server once you share it out.