Re: [OT] printer not found on wired network

2016-07-16 Thread Alan Kirkwood
Every time I come across a problem such as this, it ends up being something simple. I've resolved that when I have an explainable problem, I'll always go back to the basics. Borrow a cable tester. The one I have is simple but it gives me the continuity of each pair. I'd start by verifying the co

Re: [OT] printer not found on wired network

2016-07-16 Thread James Alton
Did you wire it yourself? 568A or 568B? If I had one guess, I'd say it sounds like one of the pairs is broken. (Some networking devices can work around this, some cannot.) How did you test the wire? Something like this? (One of the first matches, not recommending this brand: https://www.amazon.com/

Re: [OT] printer not found on wired network

2016-07-16 Thread Levi Pearson
> On Jul 16, 2016, at 12:59 PM, Wade Shearer wrote: > > My house is wired with CAT 5. I have a certain room where a printer can’t be > seen. If I move the printer to any other room, it can be seen. Computers > plugged into the same jack can be seen and operate on the network normally. I > hav

Re: [OT] printer not found on wired network

2016-07-16 Thread Frostyfrog
It may just be me, but what I'd do, is I'd MITM (Man in the Middle) the printer and the network and see what's going on. If everything looks to be in order, I'd move the MITM machine elsewhere and try again. If everything still appeared to be working fine, I'd be at a loss. Someone here may have a

[OT] printer not found on wired network

2016-07-16 Thread Wade Shearer
My house is wired with CAT 5. I have a certain room where a printer can’t be seen. If I move the printer to any other room, it can be seen. Computers plugged into the same jack can be seen and operate on the network normally. I have checked the wires at both ends and everything seems to be in or