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Resolve a file sharing / wireless networking problem
Authored by: moshingkow on Aug 25, '03 01:02:56PM

my problem is that i have a laserjet 4mv, which is a network printer. I have it plugged into a Linksys 4 port AP and router. i can print fine from the wired computers, but alas, i cannot print from the wireless computers. they are all on the same subnet with the same subnet mask.



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Appletalk?
Authored by: paulio on Aug 25, '03 02:10:47PM

You should know that Appletalk packets are not forwarded by the Linksys AP router. A real Airport does forward them properly. There are two possible solutions:

- If the printer supports IP printing, give the printer a static IP address in the range of the access point (192.168.1.x) and connect to the printer using IP printing.

- Or on the desktop machine connected to the Linksys AP router by ethernet, share the printer. Printer sharing uses TCP/IP which works well with the router. The desktop machine will have to be on and not sleeping for the print sharing to work. Turn on sharing in System Preferences | Sharing.



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