A while ago I bought a Lexmark MX700 to put in the family room. It has an ethernet port so I figured it could be shared by a laptop, the PC in the family room, and 2 other PC's in other rooms. I have a Dreytek Vigor 2500 ADSL Modem/Router with port 1 connected to the "Internet" port on the Linksys WRT54G. Also connected to the Dreytek on ports 2 and 3 are the 2 PC's in other rooms. The laptop is wirelessly connected to the WRT54G. The familyroom PC is connected to port 1 on the WRT54G and the Lexmark printer is hooked to port 2.
I have no Internet connection problems with the computers when they are hooked directly to the Dreytek, but when connected to the WRT54G the connections keep getting interupted.
Also, my biggest problem is I am not able to connect to the Lexmark printer. I went through the whole Lexmark step by step network setup CD and it said it said the install was successful, but when I try to print through the ethernet connection (familyroom computer to WRT54G to printer) it says the printer is offline. I reinstalled the software using the USB connection and it works fine, but can only be connected to the familyroom computer.
Any help would be appreciated. I am completely dumb when it comes to networking.
I have no Internet connection problems with the computers when they are hooked directly to the Dreytek, but when connected to the WRT54G the connections keep getting interupted.
Also, my biggest problem is I am not able to connect to the Lexmark printer. I went through the whole Lexmark step by step network setup CD and it said it said the install was successful, but when I try to print through the ethernet connection (familyroom computer to WRT54G to printer) it says the printer is offline. I reinstalled the software using the USB connection and it works fine, but can only be connected to the familyroom computer.
Any help would be appreciated. I am completely dumb when it comes to networking.