QTR-Quadtone RIP

Jeff, I'm not Roy:-) but I've experience with this printer and Ethernet and
I used my 4000 and now a 4800 on my G5 and wirelessly from my PC laptop.

 

The Ethernet card is very obvious when looking at the back of the printer,
looking at the rear it's left of center. It's a plastic plate about 2 inches
high and 4 inches wide with 2 screws holding it in place. In the center of
that plastic plate there is ONE OVER SIZED "female" plug in jack that looks
very much like a telephone jack, just lots bigger with 8 connector wires. To
the left of that plug is a small button. Holding in that button while
turning the printer on will print out a status sheet with the printers IP
address, something you'll need for wireless printing later. If you don't
have Ethernet there will be a blank plastic plate in the same place.

 

My office network has a SBC high speed modem attached to my phone line. 

From there I wire the modem to a Fast Ethernet Switch (not a HUB) because
the Switch is faster with less "packet collisions". 

Next from that Switch I "hard wire" ;

My G5, 

An HP Laserjet 1022n (networkable) printer, 

One extra hard wire for testing or other computer connections, 

And a Linksys Wireless 4 port router,

 

From that Linksys router I run a "hardwire" to the Ethernet port on the
Epson printer.

From my laptop I can use email, the web and because I know the IP addresses
for the Epson & HP I can print to the printers using "Standard TCP/IP port
connections" to either printer.

 

If you decide to go "wireless" connect the router to your computer with a
hard wire first and using a Web Browser call it's IP address in the "Address
Line" of your browser. Most have a standard number line "192.168.1.1" but
the correct number should be in the documentation with the router. Once you
make a connection you really must setup a security system, either "WEP" or
"WPA" (one of the better ones) with a password and a broadcast ID (some name
you will recognize from your wireless computer).

 

If you need more help email me off list at alan_kearney@...

 

BTW, on the PC side Win XP Pro is easier to network than XP Home, or so I've
been told.

 

And you don't need a crossover cable between the wifi or G4 to printer,
that's taken care of by the Ethernet card in the printer, which BTW, you can
buy and add to any 4000.

 

Good luck, Alan 

 

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From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of jrbehm
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 7:22 AM
To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Hoping what I think I know

 

Roy,

Thanks for that information. I just looked at my original post and realized
I'd omitted the 
info on what system I use - Mac OS 10.4.9 on G4s and G5s.

The Epson 4000 I have was acquired from the son of a woman who died, and was
only on 
it's first ink cartridges when I got it last month. Great deal, although the
son knows 
nothing about it, so how do I check to see if it has an Ethernet card? Is
there a physical 
inspection I can make?

Also, where can I learn how to apply the wireless aspects mentioned? I have
WiFi at the 
studio, although it's a Buffalo G540 (I think) provided by my cable company,
not the Apple 
Airport. Among the many things I regularly do and use in computers, my area
of least 
knowledge is Ethernet/wireless and connectivity, just so you know.

Also, since I network it on WiFi, I have a spare Ethernet port on my G4
(which I use as the 
print sending unit in my workflow). Would a crossover cable to the 4000
work? 

Thanks, and I look forward to your input.

Jeff Behm





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