Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer

From	Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer
Date	2015-10-15 15:40 +0200
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On Thu 15 Oct 2015 at 03:45:24 -0500, rlharris@oplink.net wrote:

> On Thu, October 15, 2015 3:18 am, Joe wrote:
> 
> > I'd expect one with an
> > Ethernet port to run a simple web server for configuration.
> 
> I have not yet found mention of one regarding the hp2100tn.

nmap <IP address of printer>
 
> > Best not go there... you shouldn't need to disturb anything. If the
> > router is indeed running DHCP, and that would be expected in this sort of
> > network, then you do really need to know its IP address range, for which
> > you will need to login with the admin password, but you don't need to see
> > it physically.
> 
> I am beginning to regret that I got into this.  The modem or modem-router
> is supplied by a small ISP which serves a rural region.  The ISP may not
> allow the customer to change the configuration.

Fit the printer to the router - not the router to the printer.

> > If this password is unavailable, ...
> > then try
> > setting the printer to the address adjacent to the router's.
> 
> I though that likely is the case; the computer is 192.168.100.3, so the
> router likely is 192.168.100.1, so my plan was to try 192.168.100.2 for
> the printer.

The factory defaults for the printer will use DHCP. Let it and the
router sort out an address. This involves much less expenditure of
time.

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direct ethernet connection between computer and printer rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-15 08:10 +0200
  Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 08:40 +0200
    Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-15 10:00 +0200
      Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 14:00 +0200
        Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-10-15 15:20 +0200
          Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-10-15 16:50 +0200
        Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2015-10-15 21:50 +0200
          Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-15 22:20 +0200
        Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-15 22:10 +0200
          Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-10-15 22:40 +0200
            Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 22:50 +0200
              Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-10-15 23:00 +0200
                Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-10-15 23:20 +0200
                Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-10-15 23:50 +0200
                Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-10-16 00:20 +0200
                Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-16 01:00 +0200
                Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-10-16 10:30 +0200
                Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-10-16 09:50 +0200
                Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 23:40 +0200
          Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-15 22:40 +0200
          Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-10-15 23:00 +0200
            Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-16 00:20 +0200
              Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-10-16 06:10 +0200
          Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 23:00 +0200
            Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-10-15 23:20 +0200
              Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 23:30 +0200
                Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-16 00:10 +0200
                Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2015-10-16 00:30 +0200
                Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-16 01:00 +0200
                Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-10-16 09:40 +0200
                Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-16 10:20 +0200
                Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-10-16 11:40 +0200
                Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-10-16 16:30 +0200
          Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-10-15 23:10 +0200
            Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-16 00:20 +0200
    Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-10-15 22:10 +0200
      Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-10-15 22:40 +0200
    Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-10-17 18:00 +0200
      Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-10-17 21:20 +0200
        Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-10-17 23:00 +0200
          Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest [was:  direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-10-18 09:10 +0200
            Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest  [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-10-18 12:10 +0200
              Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest  [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-10-18 17:40 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-18 18:00 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest  [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-10-18 18:30 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest  [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-10-18 21:00 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-18 21:20 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest  [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-10-18 22:00 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest  [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-10-19 05:50 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest  [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-10-19 09:30 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 09:40 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest  [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-10-19 09:30 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 09:40 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 09:30 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest  [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-10-18 22:00 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest  [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-10-18 23:50 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest  [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-10-19 09:40 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 09:40 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest  [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-10-19 18:20 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 23:40 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest  [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-10-20 09:30 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest [was:  direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2015-10-22 02:10 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest  [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-10-19 10:50 +0200
                Re: Mailing lists, CC, followup-to, netiquette and all the rest [was: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 12:10 +0200
        Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-18 00:00 +0200
          Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-18 01:20 +0200
            Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-10-18 09:20 +0200
          Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-10-18 09:20 +0200
          Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-10-18 10:40 +0200
      Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-10-17 21:40 +0200
  Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Martin Smith <lists@rakupottery.org.uk> - 2015-10-15 09:50 +0200
    Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-15 10:10 +0200
  Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-10-15 10:20 +0200
    Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-10-15 10:50 +0200
      Re: direct ethernet connection between computer and printer Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-10-15 15:40 +0200

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