[PLUG] Re3: Networking & HP-Printer Probs ... (Re2: ... Remote Desktop & Virtual Network Connections ... )

wes plug at the-wes.com
Fri Nov 6 21:55:42 UTC 2015


On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 1:35 PM, Charles <charles at gov1.us> wrote:

>
> wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:21:6a:b2:d5:f2
>           inet addr:192.168.0.106  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
>           inet6 addr: fe80::221:6aff:feb2:d5f2/64 Scope:Link
>           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:71328 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:43190 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>           RX bytes:54549381 (54.5 MB)  TX bytes:7211431 (7.2 MB)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Here-under, you said:
>
> > note the line stating "inet addr:"
> > - this is the IP you should emulate.
>
> In the above data out-put which i received,
> i see two references to "inet addr".
>
> I tried pinging them both, & they both ping ok.
>
> I am presuming that the latter-one for wlan0
> is the one that is for the router which controls my network;
> & which reads as: "inet addr:192.168.0.106" ;
> is the one which we should focus on; Correct?
>

This is the IP address for the computer system where you ran the ifconfig
command. This would make your router's IP address 192.168.0.1. The fact
that this computer's IP is 106 suggests (by implication) that the router
begin handing out IPs at 100, this is a common default setup. So, the
safest course is to set your printer's IP to something below 100 (but above
1). If there is any possibility you may begin to have more devices in the
future which you may need to set IPs manually on, it will become critically
important that you don't use the same address for multiple devices. Today
it's not a problem, but something to keep in mind.


>
> And your video is excellent;
> & i will try to get the ip set-up on the printer asap.
>

I suggest using 192.168.0.2.

good luck.

-wes



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