OK, so it has taken me basically not only yesterday, but most of today to get the wireless printserver (SMCWPS-G) and the not-wireless laserprinter up and running, but now it works. XXXX! I truly feel more geeky than ever (though admittedly I had to call in the dentist for a very useful helping hand in early stages of the process). Since I couldnt find any useful hints online, here is a note of my experiences, for future fellow sufferers.

Basically I learnt this (beware of the lingo of the not-so-initiated network person):
- you definitely have to set up to the printerserver via the server's cd-rom (not! via windows xp), what it basically does is install some drivers (network monitor) and set up a LPT-port in windows with the printserver's ip-address as a printer port for your selected printer (you CAN do it via windows as well, but it doesnt work)
- you have to initially set up the printer server with cables btw wireless router and printerserver
- static dhcp, and make sure it is the correct IP-adr you get for the printerserver, and that the wireless routers ip is the gateway ip (you can check the printserver's ip-address by looking at what ip the wireless router assigns it in the DHCP display table)
- so far, both router and printerserver has to be set up for open system communication
- finally, you have to go into the ps-admin prog (that came with the install cd), click on the printerserver when found, and (in my case), click on the "wireless tab", click on the "WEP" tap, and enter the WEP encryption code for the router (hexadecimal) that you generated years ago when you set up your router. (note: you CANT list the WEP-encryption code in the ps-wizard, if you choose open system)
- also make sure that the LPR in the psadmin interface does list "lp1" on the "queue name" port 1

Bonus info: until the printerserver admin interface can find the printserver in wireless mode, you're basically fucked...

Enjoy ;)
# posted by Lisbeth at: 18:24