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| Phaedrus | Oct 4 2009, 08:25 PM Post #41 |
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Well obviously you need to unplug any usb or lan cable.... then install the pipslite drivers as per those instructions I sent you. it might be an idea to look at your router for connected devices and then add the printers IP as a reserved IP for your printer in the lan Ip Setup in your router |
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| Gina | Oct 4 2009, 08:37 PM Post #42 |
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Yes, the USB is disconnected , I have installed the pipslite drivers as described and all went well - no errors. I set the printer to use the new PPD file too. Printer Config recognises the printer with LAN cable plugged in but not unplugged. The manual for wireless says to connect by cable then set printer to use Wireless connection. Well, the Printer Config doesn't have this option. I realise, of course, that the instructions are for Windows. |
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| Phaedrus | Oct 4 2009, 08:41 PM Post #43 |
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If the pipslite drivers are installed and the PPD file is being used, the printer should get picked up. you don`t have to set the printer up via cable first. I would try a reboot of both pc and router. OH have you selected a printer from the list in the drop down menu in ubuntu`s printer configs? The "Make and Model" option?? Here`s mine:
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| Gina | Oct 4 2009, 08:52 PM Post #44 |
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Mine's the same except for the IP being 4 rather than 3. That's with Lan cable plugged in. NO IT ISN'T Hang on - going to try something... Edited by Gina, Oct 4 2009, 08:59 PM.
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| Gina | Oct 4 2009, 08:58 PM Post #45 |
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With LAN cable connected :- |
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| Phaedrus | Oct 4 2009, 09:20 PM Post #46 |
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I think you have to set it up again for wireless. It will have a different IP than the lan install. Also I think with the wireless I didn`t have the option to choose the PX700 I had to choose the TX700. Edited by Phaedrus, Oct 4 2009, 09:24 PM.
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| Gina | Oct 4 2009, 09:40 PM Post #47 |
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I think I may have the answer.:) The wireless needs setting up on the printer using the menu - I'm in the process of doing that. It won't accept a WEP password of less than 13 chars and mine is 10 so I need to enter the hex code instead. So I'm off to find that. I have router wireless set not to publish SSID and have 128 bit WEP encryption. These need setting in the printer. Without these settings the router won't recognise the printer wireless device. |
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| Gina | Oct 4 2009, 10:46 PM Post #48 |
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Hmm.... Well. I've set up everything on the printer and it's still not connecting to the router. As I see it, this is quite separate from the PC seeing the printer via the router. We need two working connections - computer to/from router (OK) and printer to/from router (not yet) - before anything else can go ahead. It shouldn't be necessary to set a fixed IP for the printer as the router allocates IP addresses automatically and I have that setup for router and all PCs and it works fine. So I've set the printer to auto too, as it has that option. BTW, wireless is working fine with my laptop still.Anyway, that's enough for today. I've now adjourned to bed and typing this on my bedside laptop. Since stopping I've had one thought to try tomorrow and that's switching the printer off and back on again. I seem to remember having to do that when setting up a computer. |
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| Phaedrus | Oct 5 2009, 07:13 AM Post #49 |
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Wondering how you are getting on today. Have you got the wireless printer working in Windows? The printer in Linux is a simpler setup to Windows.(once you`ve got the drivers installed - No Epson software) You could set up the wireless without a fixed IP but if/when the router allocates a new IP ubuntu would lose the printer and you would need to specify the new one in printer configs. My initial thoughts are its an IP thing. You need to find out what IP your router is giving the printer when its on wireless (via Windows maybe?) and change the printer configs in Ubuntu. Edited by Phaedrus, Oct 5 2009, 07:15 AM.
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| Gina | Oct 5 2009, 12:47 PM Post #50 |
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Been out this morning so haven't been online or had a chance to do anything with the printer. I'll be at it again this afternoon ![]() I was thinking of setting it up in Windows. Once set up that way I think it should work in Ubuntu. I was really being a bit obstinate, I think possibly, in trying to live without Windows
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| Phaedrus | Oct 5 2009, 12:58 PM Post #51 |
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I set it up in Windows first on the wireless. You`ll know then if everything`s ok with the wireless setup. If all is ok. Have a look in your router at attached devices to see what IP it has been assigned. Go to Lan IP setup in your router and add the printer to reserve the IP. Boot to Ubuntu and change printer configs - IP and make and model. That should do it.....>crosses fingers< Failing that... Remove printer from Ubuntu and start afresh with the pipslite drivers and PPD and then do the lan and usb after you`ve got it working via wireless. |
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| Gina | Oct 5 2009, 01:27 PM Post #52 |
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I tried removing the printers from the Ubuntu setup but it didn't help. There's a problem with the wireless link to the router. Not unusual - I've often had such problems getting a computer to work in wireless. Seems the printer is no different! Now why should I expect it to be?! Until I can get a wireless link between printer and router working anything else is doomed. The Windows setup uses a cable link to set up the printer from the computer, which I expect is rather easier than doing it manually from the printer menu. Must check the supplied CDROMs for a full manual as the paper one supplied only covers stand-alone use of the printer combo. There must be a full manual I think, with all the menu options explained. eg. there are auto or semi-auto ways of setting up labelled with acronyms which I've never heard of! OK, I'm off to play... er.. I mean experiment After success in the quiz I'm feeling more optimistic
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| Gina | Oct 5 2009, 04:54 PM Post #53 |
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Hmmm.... Not doing very well here! Can't get Windows to connect by cable.And now Ubuntu won't connect to it by cable - it's returning "busy" Being recognised OK ![]() I don't know - maybe I'll leave it - I'm going backwards!!!
Edited by Gina, Oct 5 2009, 05:05 PM.
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| Gina | Oct 5 2009, 06:54 PM Post #54 |
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Had tea and a rest but couldn't settle and just had to have another go ![]() SUCCESS!! Now I'll put you out of suspenders and say how I did it ![]() Firstly made sure the Ubuntu PC wasn't running the printer setup or had a print queue. Then switched control to the P4 running Win XP and started again. No joy yet. Set or confirmed that the printer was set to wired connection and IP to auto and had another go. Got further this time - got XP connecting to the printer by cable. So far so good Then went through the wireless setup. I noticed that the printer was returning the SSID I'd set up in it in upper case (only option in the manual mode). "Ah! I wonder" I thought. I always set SSID in lower case (Linux thinking) so I retyped it in lower case and proceeded to set up WEP. This time it found the printer through the cable and fed the data to the printer - this took quite a while. But it said it had finished and to remove the cable connection. This I did and continued. Couldn't connect to printer it said!! ![]() Went over to printer and checked all the settings - seemed OK. Also it reported a wireless connection to the router with excellent signal strength. So I gave up on the config prog and tried printing... Lo and behold IT WORKED. So I went to the Printer Settings (or whatever it's called) in XP and tried a test page. Got the EPSON Print Test Page printed perfectly. I double checked that there was NO CABLE connected from router to printer NO there wasn't - wireless was working.Swapped control back the AMD64 and went to Printer Configuration > New. Lo and behold, it found the printer (wirelessly). I finished setting it up and printed a test page. Out came the standard Ubuntu print test page ![]() So now I have wireless printer operation available from the P4 running XP and the AMD64 running Ubuntu UE 9.04 32 bit (64 bit crashes) ![]() Next job will be to install ther drivers and PPD file into my laptop so that I can print from that. One little disadvantage of network printer - needs special drivers in all PCs. Still once installed and set up it won't need doing until the next OS new version install. PHEW!!! Think I need a lie down
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| Phaedrus | Oct 5 2009, 07:47 PM Post #55 |
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Yay! ![]() I`ve been thinking on and off all day about what it could be. I would have never have sussed that one out. Well done. That`s what I call a win ![]() Apparently the 64 bit needs the pipslite driver building with ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-libtool-lock I dunno coz I haven`t got a 64bit system I believe you can get this working 64bit though.As long as you can print from `buntu (32 or 64) all is well with the world
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| chrislane62 | Oct 5 2009, 07:47 PM Post #56 |
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Well done Gina |
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| Gina | Oct 5 2009, 07:48 PM Post #57 |
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This is interesting - on laptop. nothing new installed
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| Gina | Oct 5 2009, 08:16 PM Post #58 |
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Thanks Trev and Chris ![]() I printed this thread and the Ubuntu Test page from the laptop I was in the bedroom away from the printer so couldn't see what was happening but it said it had done it. And YES came in the lounge to find a pile of paper in the out tray all nicely printed. Must admit, I thought I was only printing one page of this thread and was rather surprised to find so much paper in the out tray ![]() I think I know what's happening If you look at the Printer Properties you'll see the printer is being accessed via 192.168.0.2 with the printer actually on 192.168.0.3. So it's feeding through one of the desktops to the printer That's OK because the desktops are on 24/7 to serve my weather website. So the printer is accessible from the laptop indirectly Wunderbar!!! ![]() I attach the Setup shown on the AMD64 Edited by Gina, Oct 5 2009, 08:24 PM.
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| Phaedrus | Oct 5 2009, 08:19 PM Post #59 |
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Ah! printing via proxy!
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| Gina | Oct 5 2009, 08:26 PM Post #60 |
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Yup!! BTW I edited my last post to include screenshot of printer properties. I'm only getting one test print option.
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As I see it, this is quite separate from the PC seeing the printer via the router. We need two working connections - computer to/from router (OK) and printer to/from router (not yet) - before anything else can go ahead. It shouldn't be necessary to set a fixed IP for the printer as the router allocates IP addresses automatically and I have that setup for router and all PCs and it works fine. So I've set the printer to auto too, as it has that option. BTW, wireless is working fine with my laptop still.



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