On Feb 25, 8:23 pm, a <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> 1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSDPAsays that hsdpa is a mobile phone
> protocol, so it sounds unlikely that
> a cable modem router would be able to make use of it.
> Did the sales rep understand that you wanted to connect via a mobile phone?
>
> 2.http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport....jsp?〈=en&cc...
> contains many links relevent to the P2015, including drivers,
> descriptions of the setup/installation and troubleshooting.
>
> 3. If you decide to keep the cable router :-
> The default network address of the router is probably written on the
> bottom of it.
>
> If you open a command window (Start.Run command) then type in ipconfig
> you should see what IP address has been allocated to your PC.
> The first 3 fields will be the network address.
>
> If you type in
> netstat -an
> into the command window - it will list all IP addresses that your PC has
> connections to.
> If the PC is aware of your printer, then its address will be in amongst
> them (on the same network as your PC).
>
> Hope this helps
>
> ilinkcst...@gmail.com wrote:
> > hiya
>
> > I bought an HP networked enabled printer (the P2015) and decided after
> > a time that it would be nice to be able to connect to it wirelessly
>
> > So I bought the cisco router because the sales guy said it had auto
> > setups and a very comprehensive web interface.
>
> > It does have both.
> > Problem is:
> > 1. The auto setups assume that you connect to the internet via cable.
> > I don't ~ I connect via hsdpa/3g broadband. I'm a mobile worker and so
> > fixed cable lines long ago disappeared from my lines.
> > The auto setup (and all the downloadable help files) all insist that I
> > connect out by way of the cable connect.
>
> > So you can picture me gloomily looking at am animated graphic that
> > cisco provides which shows a cable point moving steadily through space
> > until click! it connects. over and over again.
>
> > so in my case the auto setup is not very helpfull, and cisco's well
> > meaning additional help also fails.
>
> > 2. the great web front end is designed for folk who work every day
> > with networks, not simple people like me who get to do something once
> > every 5 years.
>
> > I don't know which settings to tweak (or half the time what they
> > mean), how to define the printer (it's been given the first available
> > address automatically, but I don't know how to talk to it) and so on.
>
> > 3. HP is not much help. they say "find the ip address, and if it
> > doesn't work talk to your network administrator" Which is me.
>
> > 4. when I use the "new printer" setup using the url, it gets all
> > shirty and tells me there is no printer there ....
>
> > To summarise.
> > I can see the router.
> > I can connect to the web ront end
> > The router can see the printer (cos its assigned it an address)
>
> > Can anyone tell me what settings on the front end I need to tweak to
> > get the laptop to talk to the printer?
>
> > tx
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hi a,
the router can act as a gateway to the internet, but it is (supposed
to be) a really good wireless router for hanging devices (such as
printers) on so you can share resources that are cabled to it but
access them wirelessly. I am told that it does not need to be attached
to the internet. I guess I will have to challenge that assertion.
The connection is not by way of mobile phone, it is a pcmcia card that
connects to the laptop, and the sales person selected the linksys
knowing that was the case ... The card provides broadband speed via a
mobile network.
tx for pointing me to the hp site, I have some reading to do, it will
definitely help
as regards the router connection, tx for those commands.
I can see from them that something is faulty: windows xp says it can
see (& is connected to) the router, but the router address is not in
the list ... so something is definitely not right
thanks 4 the help, I have moved a little closer to making the monster
work (or dumping it back in the lap of the sellers :) )
rgds,
linksys wrt54gs 
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