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- Apr 29, 2002
I just got a Samsung M2020W Laser printer with wireless capabilities.
I have a wireless router connected output to output with my main wired LAN router so it can give access to the internet without being the LAN firewall.
All the desktops (4) are on the wired LAN. They all have Win7pro and easily connected to the printer through the wireless router.
The laptop is on Win8.1 and just won't connect no matter what I do. I ran the installation CD on the laptop after it failed in the 'add printer' through windows control panel and it saw the router and showed the gateway mask and IP addy of the router as well as the IP addy of the printer. Manually configured all that info, but still no joy. Hook up the USB port and it prints with no problem.
I can use a shared printer (on the other wired PCs) laptop > wireless router > wired LAN PC > wireless router > wireless printer and it prints just fine also.
Scratching my head why I can't get it to connect from the wireless laptop > wireless router > wireless printer.
It works just fine PC > wired LAN router > wireless router > wireless printer.
I have a wireless router connected output to output with my main wired LAN router so it can give access to the internet without being the LAN firewall.
All the desktops (4) are on the wired LAN. They all have Win7pro and easily connected to the printer through the wireless router.
The laptop is on Win8.1 and just won't connect no matter what I do. I ran the installation CD on the laptop after it failed in the 'add printer' through windows control panel and it saw the router and showed the gateway mask and IP addy of the router as well as the IP addy of the printer. Manually configured all that info, but still no joy. Hook up the USB port and it prints with no problem.
I can use a shared printer (on the other wired PCs) laptop > wireless router > wired LAN PC > wireless router > wireless printer and it prints just fine also.
Scratching my head why I can't get it to connect from the wireless laptop > wireless router > wireless printer.
It works just fine PC > wired LAN router > wireless router > wireless printer.