Pobleme setting up a GDI network laser printer!

[ofreeb]

Hello,

I would like to install a printer on my network equiped with PCÂ’s using Windows XP. It is a QMS-Minolta Magicolor DeskLaser 2200.
The way I have set the Network IP address: 192.168.1.200 as well as the Router IP address.

The machine provides 3 menus for SNMP (NMS1, NMS2, NMS3). I donÂ’t know how to use that but IÂ’ve given the IP address of one of my machines, then a Community name (?) is asked (Public by default) and an NMS access (several choices). This last bit is probably not very relevant for me as I donÂ’t know how to use thisÂ…

Obviously, the machine is recognised on the network because from different computers IÂ’m able to ping it.

One question is: because itÂ’s a GDI printer, does it need to be attached to a computer?

I’ve installed it with the Add Printer Wizard using the “Local Printer attached to this computer” (as this printer is not attached to a print server). I created a new port: 192.168.1.200 and give the name of Magicolor to the Port name.

But still, IÂ’m unabled to print anything!

Can anyone help me?

Ofreeb

 

[Osiris]

Can you use a jet direct?

 

[ofreeb]

Hi,

I don't know what this is but I have an RJ-45 Ethernet socket built in so it is a network printer.

Ofreeb

 

[Osiris]

now do you have a server or you just using xp? and if you are just using xp why did you set that ip address and not let it establis its own?

 

[ofreeb]

I thought - just using XP - that I had to enter an IP address manually... Maybe by leaving the IP address to 000.000.000.000 on the printer the Router will assign its own through the DHCP?

 

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