Glenn that's what I said I said maybe and like, god I wouldn't recommend Jet admin at all! Horrible software esp the web version argghh! Please don't use the word Tivoli in polite company! I assumed Rod would know the add printer stuff ;)) Second chime Dan -----Original Message----- From: Sullivan, Glenn [mailto:GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 12:09 PM To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [windows2000] Re: A question about setting up a printer via R J-45 connectors I must chime in here. I have never used a software package that screwed up more than HP Jet Admin. Even Tivoli! ;-) You are best off attacking it this way: 1. Plug it into the network, and let it get a DHCP address. 2. Find out, either by printing a status page or looking in your DHCP logs, what the new IP and MAC address are. 3. Choose what IP you want the printer to be, and create a reservation in DHCP for the MAC address and that IP. 4. Restart the printer, and verify that the new IP address was allocated correctly. 5. On a server somewhere (or on each client machine, but a server is far preferable) go into the add printer wizard 6. On the Ports page, choose "Add a new port" and choose "Standard TCP/IP port". 7. Enter the IP address, and usually (at least for HP network print servers) the port is PORT_1. 8. Choose a driver and print a test page. 9. Share the print queue on the server. Redirect all client machines to the server's network printer as normal. Hope this makes sense, Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA David Clark Company Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Ensor [mailto:densor@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 4:05 AM To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [windows2000] Re: A question about setting up a printer via RJ-45 connectors Hi Rod The printer may be set-up to pick up a DHCP address when you plug it into a port then you should be able to either telnet to that ip or more likely http into it and it'll have some basic config page where you can give it a dedicated ip and sort out protocols, settings etc. Then once you've given it an address you can set it up from your print server. I have not used brother but most 'network ready' devices work in a similar way, there may also be some software from brother needed which will 'discover' the printer once it's networked. Like Jet admin for HP? HTH Dan -----Original Message----- From: Rod Falanga [mailto:rjfalanga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 4:58 AM To: 'Windows 2000 List' Subject: [windows2000] A question about setting up a printer via RJ-45 connectors I've got a new Brother printer at work. They all seem to come with a = RF-45 connector and the claim that they are "network ready". My problem is I have no idea how to make this "network ready" printer available as a network device. The only way I've ever made a printer available, is by connecting it directly to a PC of some sort. How do I = make something that, I suppose, doesn't connect directly to a printer, a = "network device"? Rod =A0 ******************************************************************** This Week's Sponsor: RTO Software - TScale TScale increases Terminal Server capacity. Get 30-40% more users per server to save $$$ and time. Add users now! - Not more servers. If you're using Citrix, you must learn about TScale! 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