Print servers can be tricky if you are using DHCP (dynamic addressing) on your network. This means a DHCP server (in your case, a router) can give IP addesses to requesting devices. "Dynamic" also means the address can change with each restart of devices on the network. Your print server, however, needs a static address. This address does not change and is how your PC knows how to find your printer. You can set up your whole network by giving all devices on it static addresses including your router. This is done by turning off DHCP in the router and just manually providing addresses for all devices on the network. But, if you use DHCP, you need to give your print server an address that is within the same network range scheme but not one the router is going to try to give out. Lets say your router gives out addresses in the 192.168.0.XXX with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. The subnet mask will be the same for all devices but the XXX represents the posible number of addresses on the network from "1" to "255". You can give your print server something like 192.168.0.200 / subnet 255.255.255.0 and then limit the router by having it give addresses only with lower numbers so there will be no conflicts as each device needs a unique address. Once your print server address is established, you will need to "create" a TCP/IP port on your PC. This is easy with XP. You will do this through the printer properties under "ports". There will be an option to create the new port and you enter the IP address/subnet information there. Once successfully completed, your PC will know where to send print data. This is a bit wordy but hope it helps. Good luck.
This print server is driving me crazy! I seriously want to pick it up and throw it out the window. After hours of trying to install it, i finally got to the last step: Input Print Server IP address and Subnet Mask Address and i have NO IDEA what to do.
Im running on Windows XP Media Center. I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 Laptop. My print server is a Netgear WGPS606, and my router is a Netgear WGT634U. The router connects my desktop and laptop to the internet. My desktop is not wireless, it is connected to the WGT634U Router.
---> How do i get the IP address? Do i use 192.168.1.1? And how do i know what my "subnet mask address" is?
somebody please help!!
---->veronica

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