Extender and Network Printer Issue

[Bob5545]

I will post this again hoping to get possible solutions, explanations.

I have a Linksys router wireless connected to an extender. The Extender works great extending the wireless signal for strong signal internet connections from the extender to the Linksys.

The Linksys router has my IP Lexmark Laser Printer connected via Ethernet into one of the Linksys ports.

When trying to print with our Macs via the extender's network, the Macs will not print. The Macs can not find the printers IP address so the job get stuck in limbo. However, when we move the Macs closer to the Linksys and connect wireless to the Linksys router everything prints perfectly.

Why can't the Macs print when connected to the Extender?

Comments?

Comments?

[gsahli]

That symptom makes me believe that devices within the Extender's network are in a different subnet from Linksys.
Solution could be as simple as turning off DHCP on the Extender.

You can tell if devices (computers, printers, etc) are on different subnets by checking their IP address.
example:
192.168.1.3, 192.168.1.4 = same subnet.
192.168.1.3, 192.168.2.4 = diff subnet.

What brand, model, etc is the Extender, so we can read the manual?

[Bob5545]

Here are the extenders settings:

There is no Subnet just the gateway address to the Linksys router.




IP Address:
192.168.1.135
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:
192.168.1.1
Domain Name Server IP:
192.168.1.1
MAC Address:
00:0e:3b:1e:a7:64

Thanks

[Bob5545]

The DHCP Server is disabled.

[trevor]

Quote: Originally Posted by gsahli What brand, model, etc is the Extender, so we can read the manual?

As mentioned above, please tell us about your Extender.

Trevor

[Bob5545]

Hawking HWRWN1 Router is a Linksys WRT54g.

Thanks

[Bob5545]

Here is what Hawking said "Extender and the router on difference network, that is why you can't print". This is confusing because I though the purpose of an extender was to extend the network not just the wireless signal to connect to the internet.

Perhaps this is not the best extender for an application that has a base network with lots of ethernet attached devices to the home router.

Am i missing something here.

Thanks for the comments and help.

[DeltaMac]

What IP address is the printer using?
Compare this to the IP address that your Mac is using.

Example: Computer on 192.168.1.135
Printer on 10.1.1.2
And - no connection, because the two are on different IP subnets. (Local printing means you need to be on the same subnet)
As an example, changing the printer IP to 192.168.1.136 would then let you print from the computer.

[Bob5545]

The Hawking is accessible at IP 192.168.1.135

The Linksys IP is 192.168.1.1, The Hawking is pointed through the Gatway at this address.

The IP address of the printer is 192.168.1.102

The subnet mask is the same for the extender and router.

I had thought that the Mac Laptop accessed the wireless Hawking at the above address. The Hawking points to the Linksys via the gateway address the IP address for the Linksys.

And the Linksys router sends the print job to the IP address of the Lexmark.

I am trying to understand where the printing is being lost. It seems like it should work.

It raises a question between repeater, and gateway bridges.

Thanks, comments?

[trevor]

Quote: The Linksys IP is 192.1.1.1, The Hawking is pointed through the Gatway at this address.

Do you mean 192.168.1.1? If it actually has an internal IP address (not it's external IP address that it shows to the world) of 192.1.1.1, then that's a problem. It should be on the same subnet internally as everything else, in other words at 192.168.1.1, NOT 192.1.1.1.

Trevor

[Bob5545]

Sorry, yes, typo IP Linksys 192.168.1.1

[DeltaMac]

You gave the IP address for the Hawking device (192.168.1.135)
That's the same that you already listed in your post #3 above. The MAC address that you listed agrees with that as the Hawking device.
What is the IP address that your Mac is using to connect to your network?
That's the IP address listed in your Mac's Network pref pane.
If the Hawking is using 192.168.1.135 - your Mac must have a different IP.

[Bob5545]

Problem solved. First of all thank you. You provided the info to figure out what was wrong. First I printed over the Hawking Network with the iMac Lion that had the Lexmark printer configured as an IP printer IP address 192.168.1.102 verifying it worked.

Then I opened the older Mac Books and they would not print. Checked the printer driver and it was configured as an older Lexmark Printer. However the older driver worked with the Linksys when there was no extender. Deleted that driver and added the Lexmark as a IP printer, HP Socket, with the Lexmark address and it worked.

My question is why the older driver could not find the printer?

Thank you,