Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer
On Thu 15 Oct 2015 at 15:01:01 -0500, rlharris@oplink.net wrote:
> On Thu, October 15, 2015 6:53 am, Reco wrote:
> > Attach Ethernet cable to your laptop and printer via switch.
> >
> > Ensure that NetworkManager ignores your laptop's Ethernet interface
> > (eth0 for simplicity).
> >
> > Run (as root):
> >
> > ip l s dev eth0 up ip a a dev eth0 192.168.1.200/24
> >
> > "ping 192.168.1.210" should succeed.
> > "arping -I eth0 192.168.1.210" should show MAC 00:10:83:5D:43:2B.
> >
> > telnet 192.168.1.210
>
> Reco, this works perfectly. Many thanks for including all the details.
>
> And it turns out (according to the ISP out there) that my associate is
> receiving via a radio link a single address (192.168.100.3) from the DHCP
> server of the ISP.
>
> So in order to accommodate an ethernet printer, I need to install and
> configure a router.
No you don't. You only have change the printers's setup to match the
network it is on. You know how to do that with telnet.
(Martin Smith has already alluded to the same principle).
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