From: "Ed Durrant" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 06:57:31 +1100
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]Help with WiFi Printer
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Rick R. wrote:
> 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?
> 
> Also, when will they fix that silly lan+1 error that
> creaped back into the latest version of XWLAN?
> 
> 
> __________________________________________________
>

Hi Rick,

   I would have thought the printer would need a static IP address 
rather than trying to use DHCP. This is the normal approach for network 
printers.

   You don't say what model HP printer it is that you have, but I hope 
it's not a Host printer (aka Win Printer) where the driver on the 
computer creates the actual printer commands rather than using a 
protocol - these generally don't work under OS/2 or eComStation.

  And what is the LAN+1 error that you refer to on XWLAN v 3 - as I'm 
having problems getting it to work also - perhaps this problem is 
relevant to my setup as well ?

Cheers/2

Ed.