do you have skype or any other video calling capability? -wes
On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Charles <[email protected]> wrote: > Wes; > > Sorry for the delayed reply, > but i have been wrestling with my HP-Printer problem, > & taking careful notes from your video, here: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJvNbBbrsgU > > For some strange reason, > my printer is not responding in > the same manner as the one in your video, > even tho they both appear to be the same model. > > More specifically; > in your video near the 1:15 mark, > you are shown changing to "Yes" the settings > for: "CFG-Network=Yes". > > I can get my machine to do that; ... but, > when i go on to the other settings in your video, > & i then come back to this setting, > it is some-how Changed back to "No". > > I pushed "Select", & i got the "*" (star) sign next to it, > before i went on & then came back to see it changed to "No". > > But that does not seem the worst problem. > > I can get "CFG TCP/IP=Yes" properly set, > but then i press the 2 right-clicks shown in your video > to where "IP Byte" is supposed to be, > & it is not there. > > And i see other good fellas here > have made some good suggestions also; > but i spent a lot of time/energy on attempting to follow > the instructions in your video; > & i dont know if you fellas comprehend how difficult & frustrating > these sorts of problems can be for > newbies who do not have your skill-sets. > > And this gets to broader-issues, > concerning our linux & open-source community. > > I am an "end-user", with some modest economic-recourses; > & i can pay some of you to get on the phone with me > or to let me bring my machines & router to you, > or else pay you to drive out here to sandy, > & help me with these sorts of problems. > > But ive been with-out a printer now for over 3-weeks. > I do social-justice related legal-work > which is all suffering because i cant print simple documents. > > I am good at what i do; > but i cant be both a legal genius & a computer genius. > I simply do not possess that many brain-cells. > > I really want to throw some money out here, > & at least pay some-one to get on the phone with me, > & help me cure this printer & networking problem. > > I can pay $50.00 for any-one who will spend > up to an hour on the phone with me > in honest efforts to at least try to > cure this printer/networking problem. > > Maybe more. > > I am desperate. > > Any takers? > > Charles Stewart. > 38788 Barlow Parkway, > Sandy Oregon. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On 11/06/2015 01:59 AM, wes wrote: > >> I agree that this is an issue with the printer's IP address. I have a few >> of these. I'm too lazy to write down all the steps to deal with this, but >> I >> made a video of how to view and set the IP. >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJvNbBbrsgU >> >> You can find the IP address your internal network uses by running the >> "ifconfig" command on the command line: >> >> $ ifconfig >> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 40:40:72:FD:A5:B0 >> inet addr:192.168.1.59 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 >> inet6 addr: fe80::4240:72ff:fefd:a5b0/64 Scope:Link >> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 >> RX packets:163214907 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 >> TX packets:223887222 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 >> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 >> RX bytes:12206629277 (11.3 GiB) TX bytes:193416766812 (180.1 >> GiB) >> Interrupt:24 >> >> note the line stating "inet addr:" - this is the IP you should emulate. >> don't use the same one for your printer, use one that won't ever be used >> elsewhere on your network. 254 is a good bet because it's the highest, and >> most networks don't reach the highest number. but it's not guaranteed. >> >> You seem an intrepid type, so hopefully this gives you the right direction >> to pursue. >> >> You should be able to ping the IP address once it's set properly: >> >> $ ping 192.168.1.254 >> PING 192.168.1.254 (192.168.1.254) 56(84) bytes of data. >> 64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_seq=1 ttl=49 time=62.8 ms >> 64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_seq=2 ttl=49 time=61.5 ms >> 64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_seq=3 ttl=49 time=62.3 ms >> 64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_seq=4 ttl=49 time=60.8 ms >> ^C >> --- 192.168.1.254 ping statistics --- >> 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3004ms >> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 60.873/61.901/62.810/0.749 ms >> >> If you can't, you're still having a network problem, don't bother messing >> with your printer configs until this is resolved and you get ping >> responses. >> >> -wes >> >> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Charles <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 11/05/2015 07:06 PM, John Bartley K7AAY [email protected] wrote: >>> <snip> >>> >>>> Charles, a Penguinista could also remotely access your system and, with >>>> you at the system to unplug/replug if needed, help you solve your issue >>>> without schlepping out 26. >>>> >>> >>> I really like these >>> remote screen connections & "virtual network connections", John. >>> >>> I have used them before; >>> & with a good teckie on the other end, >>> frequently problems can quickly be remedied. >>> >>> But, under such a set-up, i think i would need >>> one of the fellas here to agree to try to >>> work with me in solving my printer-problem with it. >>> >>> And this technology is great for curing probs in a single-computer; >>> but when networking & printers are involved, >>> it frequently seems that live-people need to be in the room. >>> >>> Here's a list of remote access apps >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_remote_desktop_software and >>>> there are free remote client and server apps for Linux. >>>> >>> >>> Very nice. >>> I would be happy to install one of these >>> if any-one here was willing to >>> dive more deeply in-to the difficulties of my system. >>> >>> Cz ... >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>>> PLUG mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> PLUG mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> >> _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
