Re: new printer: USB or network? [SOLVED]

[Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <eduardo@kalinowski.com.br>]

Steve Kleene wrote:
> and on Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:43:12 -0200, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote
>> It will help us suggest something if you explain a little better your
>> setup: what is "your company"? The place you work, or your ISP?
>>     
>
> My company is the University of Cincinnati.  They provide Ethernet jacks,
> each with an IP address within their network.  Network operations charges a
> substantial monthly fee for each connection within their network.
>
>   

I had never heard of that policy, but I'll work based on this.

Well, there is no way to avoid having to use another private IP range
for you machine and your printer. A simple switch would allow you to
connect both the computer and the printer to the same network (getting
both addresses in the 10.97.8.XXX range), but you'd probably have to pay
for the extra IP, even if there is no need for extra wiring and jacks
(there's no reason to charge that - private IPs are free, but...)

So you really need NAT. What you can do is configure you NAT to forward
incoming requests to your computer. How to do that varies from model to
model, but you'll need to access its page (something like
http://192.168.0.1) and find the option. This way other computers will
see you.

Or you could simply connect the printer via USB. In this case (and if
you're the only one using it), I'd be inclined to use that option.


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Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
eduardo@kalinowski.com.br