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From: Lem on 2 Apr 2010 01:51
YW. Also see p. 26 of your User Guide (at least the pdf version).

Bearcat Bc wrote:
> Sorry it is a Samsung CLX-6210FX Laser. It did not have a way in the
> printer configuration utility or the panel to set for static, but your
> hint to look at the web server solved the issue. After going through all
> of the network tabs of the web server I found the option. All is good now.
>
> Many Thanks,
>
> Bc (before time, i.e. before computers anyway)
>
> "Lem" <lemp40(a)unknownhost> wrote in message
> news:eUTx$Xc0KHA.4412(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Bearcat Bc wrote:
>>> I forgot to mention the Linksys router
>>>
>>> "Bearcat Bc" <bearcat(a)msn.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u27mVmb0KHA.840(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> I have a home network setup with 1-XP Pro SP3, 1-XP Home SP3,
>>>> 1-Vista Home Premium SP2 and a network printer. Everything works
>>>> great - sharing in all and has since last years setup. From time to
>>>> time the printer randomly changes IP address requiring manual
>>>> changes to the port configuration. The computers never change. How
>>>> can it be changed to a static IP?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Bc
>>>
>>
>> You change the printer to a static IP address (which is a good idea,
>> for the reason you have observed) in the printer's own configuration
>> utility. Depending on the printer (which you haven't identified), you
>> may be able to do this from the printer's front panel or through an
>> embedded web server.
>>
>> Note that if you have an HP printer that uses the special HP tcp/ip
>> port, there may be an option on the "configure port" screen to
>> automatically find the printer when its IP address changes. I suspect
>> that you don't have this, or you would have noticed it by now. In any
>> case, I usually ignore that option and set hp printers to use a static
>> IP address.
>>
>> --
>> Lem
>>
>> Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
>> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
>



--
Lem

Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
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