printer server problem...

ok i have just got a print server from ebay... its an intel net print thing. no manual tho which i knew ...

i have plugged the print server into a hub with a parrallel printer plugged into parrallel1...

but to me the printer is not on the network...no then i am not too sure where to find it :S i have never had a print server before!! i assumed it would just be there in my network places but no i am running winXP pro...

can anyone advise me on where to start as i have no idea!!

thanks in advanced to any replies

RF

Print server should have come with a cd. There is a intel print utility. You may be able to download it from intel's web site. Use this to configure the print server from a workstation. Once configured you can print to it.

that is interesting i will have a look for it!! also i was told that it is designed to be used on a novel network but if i install IPX/SPX and netbios then it would be ok....

any more thoughts while i look for this utility??

cheers

RF

i have downloaded the utility but it doesn't find the print server on the network arrrrrrrrrrgh

any ideas??

thanks

RF

Does the printer have an Ip address you can ping?

i have no idea??? this is my first ever experience with a print server so i am a real novice...

i just have a basic Intel print server NetPort with 2 parrallels in the back and a serial then it has a few lights a network socket and a power socket!! that is all i know sorry

the printer is a epson stylus colour 600 parrallel!

the setup is that i have a main hub with most computers plugged into...then i have a hub uplinked from the other one with this print server plugged into and a computer...the computer works fine so the hub is working great!! but i cant see the printer form any computer and i have now installed this software on my computer and still nothing

any suggestions would be great!

thanks

RF

Do you have some sort of DHCP server running on your network (on your router perhaps)? Can you go to that and see if an IP address has been assigned to a printer server?

i just have windows XP as a ICS server so i think you have said before to me that there is no way of knowing what has been assigned ... so i guess not



thanks for replying

RF

Actually thinking about it, the printer server is likely to have a static IP address (or you'd not be able to print to it if its IP address changed). You just need to find what IP address this has been set to, then typing that into IE should give you the web based setup. I don't know if perhaps all Intel print servers get set to something by default. Perhaps a manual or user guide would tell you this...

yes i have been searching for the manual but cannot find anything i will email the seller and see if they know but i think that this utility i have is meant to find the print server automatically....
doh....if i knew it was going to be this hard i would have saved up for a new one !!!

any other suggestions for me to try while i am trying to find out if there is an IP address for it?

cheers

RF

Well you need to know its IP address somehow, because that's what you'll need to use to configure it through the web based setup, and you'll need it when adding a new printer to the computers.

You could just use a program to search through all Ip addresses and see if it finds anything.

well the program i got searchs the network for 'print servers' and then there are options to add printers so i am thinking that there is not a web based one but it is controlled through this program....i could be wrong tho

thanks

RF