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Old 23-02-2009, 08:30   #5
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Re: Printer connection to a router
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Originally Posted by Aragorn View Post
If you have a wireless printer it will have a 'print server' built in.
DHCP addresses will 'work' but they could easily change each time the router and printer are restarted.
The printer's web interface will allow you to assign a fixed IP in the routers IP range, eg my router hands out DHCP IPs starting at 192.168.1.100, so my printer is set to 192.168.1.95.
Once you have a fixed on the printer you can start connecting client PC's to it, via that fixed IP.
It is normally possible to set a static IP to a MAC address on the router itself. I think it is normally referred to as IP reservation.
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