> I have setup the lrp firewall and a couple of my Charles Steinkuehler http://lrp.steinkuehler.net http://c0wz.steinkuehler.net (lrp.c0wz.com mirror) machines using mostly > defaults in the network.conf file. I have tried several trial and error > methods to get our printer recognized in this setup. I have and HP laserjet > 4mp with an external print server... JetDirect EX plus. This print server > (black box) needs to be configured using hp print server adm software from > one of the machines on the network. I cannot get either of our pcs to > locate the thing with ip address, hardware address or unspecified search. > The test button on the print server shows that it wants to be 192.0.0.200 > with default gateway 192.0.0.194. Anyone have any suggestions?
Is the print server attatched to your internal lan (ie on the same switch/hub as the machine you're running the configuration SW on)? If not, you'll probably have to allow SNMP packets through the firewall (these are blocked by default). You should also try to configure the box with a proper static IP. The 192.0.0.x IP space used by default by HP printers is *NOT* assigned to HP (it's actually IANA Reserved), should *NOT* normally be considered part of your local lan, and if your internal systems are configured correctly, they'll send packets to this IP range to the default gateway, which will drop them rather than spewing the packets out onto the internet. I've always manually configured my HP printers with an IP, although they can support dhcp and/or bootp to get an IP as well. If this is not possible without connecting remotely, you'll probably have to assign a 192.0.0.0/24 network IP to one of your internal systems, so it will be able to talk to the JetDirect. If you can't get the JetDirect configured w/o talking to it in the 192.0.0.0 IP space, I'd probably: - take an internal system offline - connect it to the JetDirect with a cross-over cable - configure the internal system with the bogus 192.0.0.0 network configuration - configure the JetDirect with proper network settings - connect the JetDirect to your internal LAN and test connectivity - restore your modified internal system to normal operation Charles Steinkuehler http://lrp.steinkuehler.net http://c0wz.steinkuehler.net (lrp.c0wz.com mirror) _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
