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Connect wireless laptop to ethernet printer
I have an HP Officejet 6700 connected with an ethernet cord to my network. Printing is fine from a desktop or laptop when using a wired connection to the router. When I use the laptop in "wireless"...
> I had already updated the firmware [...]
How could I have not known that?
> I don't know what "Did you use Address Reservation on the router to
> ensure that that's always true?" means. [...]If the IP address of the printer changes, then your computer might
not be able to find it where it was expected to be.Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Look for "Manage
Reserved LAN IP Addresses". If you reserve an address for your printer,
then it should always get the same address, which might help in a
situation where it had been wandering. No guarantee, but it's an easy
(and generally harmless) experiment to run.
I had already updated the firmware before the most recent printing. It is currently:
Firmware Version V1.3.2.124_10.1.64
I don't know what "Did you use Address Reservation on the router to ensure that that's
always true?" means. What would I need to check or do?
Thank you...
> I had already updated the firmware [...]
How could I have not known that?
> I don't know what "Did you use Address Reservation on the router to
> ensure that that's always true?" means. [...]
If the IP address of the printer changes, then your computer might
not be able to find it where it was expected to be.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Look for "Manage
Reserved LAN IP Addresses". If you reserve an address for your printer,
then it should always get the same address, which might help in a
situation where it had been wandering. No guarantee, but it's an easy
(and generally harmless) experiment to run.
Thank you. I will give it a shot.
Havea great day!