Help with connecting to wireless printer...

[96Firebird]

I was asked to setup a wireless printer at work, because we are a small company and don't really have an IT guy. I'm just the young guy who knows all about this stuff... :whiste:

I can get the printer to connect to wireless devices, so pretty much anything connected to the wireless router. However, my computer is wired and connected to a gigabit switch. The router is also connected to the switch. So I'm guessing one of the cables going into the switch is from the modem (wherever it is), then the router is connected to it.

I can't seem to see the printer while trying to install, and I cannot connect to the router using 192.168.0.1. I could connect with the laptop I tried it on, so somehow I cannot speak to the router. Can I get any help on this? Do I need to rearrange how everything is hooked up, or what? Should I have the modem run to the router, and then the router to the switch?

Thanks for any help, as you can tell I'm not very familiar with networking...

 

[JackMDS]

What is the IP of the Router?

Set the printer manfully to an IP that is of the sub net of the Router's IP, then install the printer's software on the computer.

 

[96Firebird]

Might have to step back and make it a little easier for me to understand.

The printer's IP through the router is 192.168.0.184, if that is what you mean. But on my wired computer, I cannot even see the printer nor the router, nor anything connected to the router. I think this is where my problem lies, no?

I can connect to the router on the laptop using 192.168.0.1, but cannot do the same on my desktop that is wired into the gigabit switch.

 

[tomt4535]

What is the desktop's IP address?

 

[96Firebird]

Nevermind, I got it figured out. Had to switch the position of the router and switch in the line. It was Internet --> Switch --> Router, now it is Internet --> Router --> Switch. Can connect to the router and printer now.

 

[mammador]

Nevermind, I got it figured out. Had to switch the position of the router and switch in the line. It was Internet --> Switch --> Router, now it is Internet --> Router --> Switch. Can connect to the router and printer now.

That's what I was thinking when reading this, the router should head the network.

 

[MtnMan]

That's what I was thinking when reading this, the router should head the network.

More correctly, the router should not divide the network. The routers purpose is to route traffic to/from different networks, but plays no role in traffic within a network.