hrmmm thats really weird.....
here is how I made my printer compleatly work
before connecting it to the network I reset the Printers config to DHCP and let my router assign it a IP
once the router assigned it an IP I set the router to always keep that IP for THAT printer...
once that was setup I copy and pasted to a blank notepad page the host name
I then popped the installation disk into the computer and clicked install Suite
once it started it asked if it was local/LPT(parallel port) or Network/Lan I selected network lan, ticked the custom install
it asked what i wanted to install I installed everything being this syetm has 1.5 terabytes space... when it asked how would I connect I selected the third option which is hostname and pasted the hostname the router reported the printer gave it
after that everythings a breeze everything went flawless, everyone and alot of the topics I see ALWAYS has something to do with the scanner not working well this one does I set the scan to pc option on and it worked flawlessly
I do know with the install you need the BRN in caps
but when I call it from a browser ( which my default is Firefox ) it comes up as lowercase (tried to see if it makes a difference if its caps and lowercase )
I tried lowercase and uppercase it automatically set to lowercase
I tried with no / at the end it added it
this is really weird ??? I know its not software related problem I know its not hardware or network ????? it works with my laptop that doesn't have the software and my desktop that does ???
This boggles me now I just ran a whole bunch of tests here are the machines
2.4ghz, windows xp (Desktop)
Dual 2.4, Linux Mandrake Server (Desktop)
Dual 2.4, Debian Server (Desktop)
P3 933 with 2000/98 dual boot (Laptop)
All systems are FIREFOX Default
*NOTE*
The ONLY system with the Printer drivers are the XP Desktop
the Debian server could NOT read the mem card slot on the printer with
ftp://brn_748d9a (Connection refused) but read it with
ftp://192.168.0.XXXthe Mandrake server could NOT read the mem card slot on the printer with
ftp://brn_748d9a (Connection refused) but read it with
ftp://192.168.0.XXXThe Dualboot laptop read with BOTH
ftp://192.168.0.XXX and
ftp://brn_748d9aThe XP Desktop read with BOTH
ftp://192.168.0.XXX and
ftp://brn_748d9aheres a screen cap
http://www.teamk3.com/IMAG0016.JPG** reads the 4 manuals accompanied with his printer
from the jibberish of the manuals its either an incompatable card or a Printer firmware problem
hrmmm I just plugged my printer VIA a usb port and it wouldn;t work I beleive UNLESS its wired through a LAN network the browser surfing ability is removed I beleive the browser surf is ONLY for the LAN part.... when I plugged it in through USB it would not work with the browser and only with the supplied photoediting software