[ubuntu-za] Printing hardy annual

Wed Jun 27 09:52:05 UTC 2012

Hi Jan

I suggest looking at this page first:
https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/windows-networking.html

Cheers

hg

On 27 June 2012 11:49, Jan Greeff <jan at verslank.net> wrote:

>  Quintin, I owe you one!
>
> At long last, via one tiny little setting, I have access to my printer via
> both computers. PC2 is now 10.0.0.4 and PC2 has become 10.0.0.5.
>
> Now I have one more, hopefully last question: how do I set up the PC's to
> network, i.e. so I can "see" one from the other? Do I configure the
> "loopback interface" settings on PC2 into the LAN interface on the router?
>
> Jan
>
> On 26/06/2012 11:37, Quintin van Rooyen wrote:
>
> Hi Jan.
>
>  I wrote you a long explanation below, but it boils down to trying this:
>
>  Set the starting DHCP address to 10.0.0.4 on the router. It is in the
> screenshot you sent me the field where the IP is 10.0.0.3, just change that
> to 4 and save. Then restart both computers. PC2 SHOULD remain the same, and
> PC1 should get a new IP if it is set to DHCP.
>
>  If PC1's IP does not change, you know for sure that it is not getting an
> IP via DHCP.
>
>  You can also do:
>
>  ip ro sh
>
>  On pc1 and see if your gateway address is 10.0.0.2. If this is not the
> case you will not get internet access with this machine.
>
>  Regards
>
> On 26 June 2012 11:21, Jan Greeff <jan at verslank.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Quintin,
>>
>> Computer no. 1:
>>
>> jan at jan:~$ ip ad sh
>> 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN
>>     link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
>>     inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
>>     inet6 ::1/128 scope host
>>        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
>> 2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast
>> state UP qlen 1000
>>     link/ether e0:cb:4e:1b:90:74 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>>     inet 10.0.0.3/24 brd 10.0.0.255 scope global eth0
>>     inet6 fe80::e2cb:4eff:fe1b:9074/64 scope link
>>        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
>>
>>  This seems fine, can you do:
>
>  ip ro sh
>
>  on this machine? I just want to confirm that the gateway is correct here.
>
>
>
>>
>> Computer No. 2:
>>
>> jan at jan-System-Product-Name:~$ ip ad sh
>> 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN
>>     link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
>>     inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
>>     inet6 ::1/128 scope host
>>        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
>> 2: eth1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast
>> state UNKNOWN qlen 1000
>>     link/ether 00:01:80:52:8e:cb brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>>     inet 10.0.0.4/24 brd 10.0.0.255 scope global eth1
>>     inet6 fe80::201:80ff:fe52:8ecb/64 scope link
>>        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
>> 3: vboxnet0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN qlen
>> 1000
>>     link/ether 0a:00:27:00:00:00 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>>
>>  If this one has internet access you can ignore it from now on.
>
>
>>
>> Printer:
>>
>> *General Information*
>> Network status: Ready
>> Active connection type: Wired
>> URL: http://10.0.0.3
>> Firmware revision: R0602FxNx
>> Hostname: Juanita
>> Admin. password: Set
>> mDNS: Officejet 6300 series [4B2366]
>>
>>  If you change the printer IP it will stop being available from PC no 2
> until you enter the new address on your printer config. If PC1 is indeed
> getting it's address from DHCP and Printer is static you might have to
> change this printer IP. BUT, you can also, in the screen where you took the
> screenshot, set the DHCP starting address at 10.0.0.4 and leave the printer
> alone for now. Restart PC1 and 2, and they should get new IP's. (PC2 should
> keep IP no 10.0.0.4 and PC1 should get 10.0.0.4+n (5, 6 etc.)
>
>
>> *802.3 Wired*
>> Hardware address(MAC): 001cc44b2366
>> IP address: 10.0.0.3
>> Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
>> Default gateway: 10.0.0.2
>> Configuration source: Manual
>> DNS server: 10.0.0.2
>> Link configuration: 100TX - Full
>> Total packets transmitted: 378
>> Total packets received: 3016
>>
>
> On 26 June 2012 10:04, Quintin van Rooyen <quintin.vanrooyen at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>  On 25 June 2012 16:41, Quintin van Rooyen <quintin.vanrooyen at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>  On 25 June 2012 15:38, Jan Greeff <jan at verslank.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>  Hi Jan.
>>
>>  Can you do:
>>
>>  ip ad sh
>>
>>  On all the PC's and then also provide the full network details on the
>> Printer and Router please?
>>
>>  The subnet you mentioned (255.255.255.0) is actually the mask, and it
>> indicates that you are on a /24 network. In this type of network the third
>> octet of the IP addresses for the devices should be the same in order to
>> communicate if you do not have a firewall with routing rules on your
>> network.
>>
>>  10.0.0.2 and 10.0.0.4 should communicate, but 10.0.0.2 and 10.0.1.4
>> will for instance not communicate.
>>
>>  Regards
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  --
>> Quintin van Rooyen
>> quintin.vanrooyen at gmail.com
>> The New SA Geek!
>> http://g33q.co.za
>>
>
>
>
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> The New SA Geek!
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