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How to set up a GigaFast Print server
Authored by: pecosbill on Aug 05, '04 12:47:04PM
This was the most recent hint that relates to my challenges. So, if you want to set up a GigaFast print server (EE171-PR) on OS 10.3, read on. The box states it supports OS 8 & higher! Their website was pretty crappy/useless.

GigaFast stupidly leaves the IP interface disabled so you will probably have to have a winhell box to turn that on (even a crossover cable from peecee at work might do the trick). Alternatively, you might search on here for the arp UNIX command. I found a hint showing how you might be able to assign an IP with the MAC address printed on the box. Didn't try it. So, using their winhell utility, you can set a manual IP address or turn on DHCP. It will then require a restart of the PS.

Once it's available, go back to a Mac and install the latest stable release of GIMP-Print (4.2.7 worked for me). Note, at this point all wires must be connected and the printer turned on.

Then, open Print Center and click the add button. Select IP Printing & LPD/LPR printing from the list below that. For the address, put in its IP address. You can try the default queue, but if that doesn't work, try lp3, lp2, lp1 in that order (3 worked for me). The queue drop down list actually showed lp3 so it might for you as well.

Lastly, you will need to select your printer from the Mfr list and click add. My Epson C80 works with the caveats below.

This is from memory so I may update at a later date. Also, if anyone has any info on making Carbon apps print better, I'd be grateful. Right now the only thing I can think of is to preview my prints and then print from there. (Specifically, gradients from AppleWorks were TOTALLY hosed)

For Jag (10.2), the same steps above ought to work except there are no drop down lists for address/queue and no selecting LPD/LPR printing.

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Pecos Bill

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How to set up a GigaFast Print server
Authored by: pecosbill on Aug 05, '04 07:30:09PM
The hint on here to set up the IP address remotely is here but I've not tried it yet.

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How to set up a GigaFast Print server
Authored by: hope on Jun 13, '05 09:33:56PM

I just set up my GigaFast print server. The bad news is that I *had* to use Windows; the good news is that it works. Here's what I learned:

1. The static arp entry trick (arp -s, see above) didn't work for me.
2. The Wizard software installer did NOT work on my (work) ThinkPad T42 with Windows XP. I found the manual install of PS_Admin, and used that software to discover the print server and configure it.
3. I skipped the configuration options in PS_Admin that weren't IP.
4. The IP interface (on mine) wasn't disabled, but it had a static IP address. The IP address was either 192.168.0.5 or 192.168.0.4 (sorry I don't remember); the gateway was 192.168.0.1. I forget which common SOHO router vendor uses 192.168.0.x, might be Netgear. Anyway, all I did was set it to DHCP instead of that static address, and took it home. This print server has been working ever since!

The web interface works (Tiger, 10.4), the EE171-PR print server recognizes my old Canon i850, it's a tiny print server (slightly smaller than its not-too-big power wart), and I'm really curious to see what's stored in SNMP (hopefully more than the sysLocation and sysContact that I set via web interface).

Sorry I don't have a non-Windows way to configure this print server.



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