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Connecting a printer via ethernet on AC1900
When I connect my SG800 printer (used for dye sublimation) to any of the ethernet ports I get an amber light and the printer reports an IP address of 192.168.000.200. However, when I ping that addres...
teriley4492 wrote:...the printer reports an IP address of 192.168.000.200.
Doesn't look like a valid IP address.
What address does the R7000 report for itself?
The default would be http://192.168.1.1
An amber light on a LAN link or Ethernet port is usually a sign that it is operating at 100 Mbps. See page 12 of the manual:
>>>> R7000 | Product | Support | NETGEAR <<<<
It does suggest that you have a connection.
AC1900 ia a speed, not a model number. (Netgear's package labeling
does not make this clear.)
> [...] I get an amber light and the printer reports an IP address of
> 192.168.000.200.
The light should indicate a good physical connection. Is
192.168.0.200 consistent with other addresses on your network? How does
the printer get that address?
If the printer has a static address which is not on the same subnet
as the router's LAN (and other devices on the LAN), then it will be
unreachable from other devices, even with a good physical connection.
If the printer is getting that address from the (DHCP server on the)
router, then it should be ok.
Sorry, the model # is R7000. The how's and what's of this hardware is way out of my league. I do graphics and engraving, how things work I don't know. I connected an ethernet cable to a port on the back of the router and then into the ethernet port on my printer. The display on the printer has an IP address on 192.168.000.200 and a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.000. I just moved my computer and this printer from my shop to my house. In my shop I had a router sitting 20' from the printer so I ran the cable from an ethernet port on the router to the printer, it had the same IP address and Subnet Mask. I wouldn't even know where to begin to look or how to change anything in this area. If you could give me a little direction it would be greatly appreciated.
> [...] I just moved my computer and this printer from my shop to my
> house. [...]
So, it's now (at home) connected to a different router/network from
before (at the shop)?
If you can point a Web browser at the R7000 (normally:
http://routerlogin.net), then the ADVANCED tab should get you to a page
("ADVANCED Home") which shows the router's IP address, under "Router
Information". If that's 192.168.0.1, then things should work with a
printer at 192.168.0.200. If the router's IP address is 192.168.1.1
(likely), or anything other than 192.168.0.X, then the printer is
configured improperly for your home network.
I don't know how to configure the network address stuff on your
printer, but I assume that there's a manual for it somewhere.
What is "my computer"? Some kind of Windows system, or something
else?When I check the router, it reports it's IP address as 10.0.0.1 ( I think that may be the issue?) There are a couple of places I can change this to 192.168.1.1, or something similar. Should I, or should I just change my printer? I've already changed that to 192.168.1.200.
teriley4492 wrote:When I check the router, it reports it's IP address as 10.0.0.1 ( I think that may be the issue?)
That's actually another of the default IP addresses that Netgear's kit picks in some circumstances, for example, when the modem router detects a conflict with a WAN IP address. Maybe that's why your R7000 decided to avoid 192.168.1.1.
You are probably on the right track.
The printer needs to be on the same network. 10.0.0.something
What else is on this network? What's the modem?