Getting a Intel NetPortExpress print server to work with Windows XP
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future, as I tried to search the google archives and found this problem
mentioned several times, but no one ever posted a reply or follow-up to
the question. So to save someone a headache in the future, I decided
to do this little right up.
Problem: You have an old NetPortExpress print server that you would
like to get working with windows XP. Some one has set up the device
with a Manual IP configuration, and you would like to reset it to use
DHCP.
Solution: These are the steps I went through to get it to work.
1. Use the "print test page" botton on the top of the device to get it
to print out your print servers test page. On the page should be the
devices current IP address.
2. Open up a DOS window in XP (run 'cmd' at the command line). Try to
ping the IP address the print server is listed at. If you get a reply,
Great! you are communicating with the print server.
3. In the same DOS window, and using the print servers IP address,
type "telnet [ipaddress]" This should open a telnet session to the
print server. It should now be asking you to log on...
4. Log on as 'root' and if you are lucky, there will be no password
set.
5. you should now be logged on to the print server, you can now use
the TCP/IP configure menu to reset the IP address of the print server,
or to have it use the DHCP server to get its address. NOTE: It is best
that you assign the server a static IP address, this way when you set
up the printer port in XP, it will not get a new IP address if the
printserver gets reset. I work around this by having my router always
assigning the same address to the MAC address of my printserver. BTW,
the MAC address of the print server is the Network address listed on
the print server test sheet.
6. Once you have configured the print server, and exited the telnet
session with the server, you should now be able to create a TPC/IP
printer port in xp.
SETTING UP THE TCP/IP PRINTER PORT IN XP
1. go to 'Printers and Faxes' in you XP startup menu.
2. Select "Add a printer"
3. Click 'Next' to go to the 'Local or Network Printer' page.
4. On this page, you will want to select a LOCAL printer, then click
"Next".
5. The next page is "Select a Printer Port", here you will want to
select "Create a New Port", and use the pull down menu to select a
"Standard TCP/IP Port" Then click "Next". This will start the "Add
TCP/IP Printer Port" Wizard.
6. Click "Next" to go to the IP Address Page.
7. Enter the IP address of your Printer port in the IP address window,
and click "Next".
8. The next screen will ask you to select the type of print server you
are using. Make sure the selection dot next to 'Standard' is selected,
and use the pull down menu to select the Intel NetPortExpress print
server you are using. Once you have selected "Next" it should close
out the "Add TCP/IP Printer Port" Wizard.
9. You should now be able to select the print driver for the printer
connected up to the print server.
10. If all goes well, you will be able to finish out the printer setup
wizard, and print a test page.
Good Luck!
--C. Alan