Netgear PS 110 Printserver

Slacker0815 · 06-10-2004, 06:23 AM

Hi,

does anyone know how to configure Slack (9.1) to print through the PS110? I searched the net, but all I found was a Mandrake tutorial which did all the configuration using a Mandrake GUI (Control center). Also, I have absolutely no experience with printing under Linux. Hope someone can help.

thx, Slacker0815

Slacker0815 · 06-10-2004, 03:48 PM

Nevermind, got it to work.

Steps:

arp -s -v 192.168.0.2 MAC-Address

Configure using the web interface at http://localhost:631/

As device choose "LPD/LPR Host or Printer" and as device url "lpd://192.168.0.2/P1" if it's connected to print server port 1.

That is it.

Maybe someone can tell me what the "arp" command exactly does.

Greets, Slacker0815

Astro · 06-10-2004, 04:40 PM

Arp is Address Resolution Protocol

It's used to find out what someones hardware address is for a particular IP address..

You have an ARP table on your machine that shows what hardware address machines are located at, this is essential to the functioning of TCP/IP

Theres also other info, if you want more, I am a book of knowledge about ARP haha

Slacker0815 · 06-11-2004, 07:50 AM

Thanks Astro, but wouldn't CUPS/Linux find the Print Server simply by using the IP address? I don't need to know the MAC address of linuxquestions.org to go there, why do I need the MAC address for the print server?

keefaz · 06-11-2004, 08:40 AM

I think configure IP adress for the printer may be in printer itself (in lcd menus or somewhere)

Astro · 06-11-2004, 05:07 PM

aaah but you do, you need to know the MAC of the router nearest to you to get to lq.org, so regardless, if it uses TCP/IP it uses MAC, no questions asked.

keefaz · 06-11-2004, 05:16 PM

Maybe netgear printer server does not implement specifically TCP/IP to be compatible with other protocols like IPX/SPX ?

Astro · 06-11-2004, 05:24 PM

TCP, IP, and IPX specifically run at layer 3 on the OSI model... SPX runs on layer 4 of the OSI model. ALso NetBUI runs on both layer 3 and 4. The print server supports TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, and NetBEUI. fyi is all this post is for.