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Date:	Fri, 12 Oct 2001 00:27:43 PDT
From:	Steve Schiffman <schiffman@attglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: TCP/IP Printserver search

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Michael Rakijas wrote:
>
> > ** Reply to note from scoug-help@scoug.com Thu, 11 Oct 2001 18:10:10 PDT
> >
> > There's a Linksys EPSX3 EtherFast 3-port 10/100 Print Server
> > at $117
>
> If you're an absolute OS/2 purist, you may have a hard time with the
> LinkSys.

You only have a problem getting the print server configured initially.
Once configured, it is easy to use from many types of systems.

> comes configured at IP address 10.0.0.1. (Assuming your network isn't
> configured around the 10.0.0.X subnet...) You can probably temporarily
> change the IP address of the machine you want to configure it at (or
> fool with subnet masks, I don't know enough)

Your computer and the print server need to be on the same IP network to
be able to communicate with each other (assumes you only have one LAN
segment). The instructions for other networking devices provide
instructions on how to do this. I do not think that Linksys does as they
assume you will use the Windoze configuration software. Additionally,
there are settings in the Linksys print servers that are more than just
IP, so their configuration software is best to use (which requires
Win9x).

> I went to the Winbox on my
> network and used the configuration software included.

That is what worked best for me as well. There are things in the Windoze
configuration software that are not documented in the manual. Using the
software once to configure the Linksys print server, you can use the
print server from any system. As I mentioned in another message, the
Linksys print servers support a varity of platforms for printing,
TCP/IP, Apple Talk, Netware IPX/SPX, and NetBios/NetBeui. So whichever
flaver you use, the Linksys can support it.

Steve Schiffman

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