Mailing List os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Archived Message #1919

From: "Sandy Shapiro" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> Full Headers
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]Help with WiFi Printer
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:23:09 -0800
To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>

In <list-651717@2rosenthals.com>, on 12/23/06
   at 11:13 PM, "Rick R." <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> said:



>Hello Folks !

>I tried in vain to establish a connection with my HP
>WiFi printer.
>That bady works on AdHoc mode just fine under Windoze
>(whatever goes for "fine" there).
>But no matter what I try, I can't get passed the WiFi
>connection build up under OS/2.
>scan.exe proves I got a connection, but I can't get an
>IP address with dhcp from the printer.
>Even not if I use all those tricks that normally work
>on Windoze based networks.

>Anybody got any suggestions?

Is your access point connected to a router? If so, go into the router's
setup software and see what ip address is assigned to your printer. Then
use OS/2's slpr port to configure your printer using that ip address.

Sandy

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