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Problems running printer off network
Hi everyone, well ive had a nightmare monday morning :awkward: but things have improved now.
Looking for some advice regarding networks.
Im no computer expert and most of what i have done is trial and error. So, i have a network setup which connects 3 computers and my mutoh vj. Today i had a 4m banner stop .5ms from the end with data error showing in onyx 11. This continued everytime i tried to print. This has happened half a dozen times over the last year or so but today it just continued and wouldnt reprint.
So after kicking, shouting and cleaning a few things i disconnected the printer from the network and ran it straight into the pc. Bingo its running and its actually running faster than ever. Before with heavy detailed print it would slow down then speed up in more simple sections. So it appears i have a network problem.
Now do i? replace main unit? is it a lead issue? is this common running through any network? or do i fob off the network and transfer everything the oldschool way via usb memory card.
Also to add that the connections between other computers are still working fine. Just the printer side
The network hub is donkeys old but a good solid unit by hp. Running cat 6 cables.
TIA!
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That is exactly your problem. The fact it has a BNC connection means the most it will run is 100mb LAN, and you ideally want to be running Gigabit. You are going to want to replace that with a gigabit network switch.
I am assuming it is just a switch for connectings PC’s, and not as a router etc?
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quote Phil P Davies:That is exactly your problem. The fact it has a BNC connection means the most it will run is 100mb LAN, and you ideally want to be running Gigabit. You are going to want to replace that with a gigabit network switch.I am assuming it is just a switch for connectings PC’s, and not as a router etc?
Hi philip, yes its not a wifi router or anything just a hub for connecting computers. Its actually the unit from the old computer room in the school i live in. So if i replace with a newer hub/network switch assuming its the same thing? It should run much better?
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I assume it also has a router connected to it? Or do you run static IPs on the PCs?
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Hi, no no router connected to it. Only one pc is connected to wifi via wireless
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You would be wanting to replace the switch with a gigabit one (1000mbit). You would need to set the IPs on each machine (assuming it hasn’t been done already). This would be done here in the adapter settings.
Usually a router would have DHCP enabled, but most base switches do not have that option (that one may with it being SOHO / enterprise equipment, albeit dated). I use Juniper switches in here, but we are fancy schmancy 😉 ).
This would be only on the wired connections, leave the wireless alone :). I’m not sure on shared internet connections, I assume all the pcs can access the internet? If so, then it may need to be a bit more fancy that I know, I wouldn’t want to give misleading advice due to configurations I know nothing about.
If not, then set the wired IPs to 192.168.1.x – replace x with a different digit each time, they all must be unique
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Default gateway leave blank.Hopefully its already configured correctly already….
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quote Phil P Davies:You would be wanting to replace the switch with a gigabit one (1000mbit). You would need to set the IPs on each machine (assuming it hasn’t been done already). This would be done here in the adapter settings.
Usually a router would have DHCP enabled, but most base switches do not have that option (that one may with it being SOHO / enterprise equipment, albeit dated). I use Juniper switches in here, but we are fancy schmancy 😉 ).
This would be only on the wired connections, leave the wireless alone :). I’m not sure on shared internet connections, I assume all the pcs can access the internet? If so, then it may need to be a bit more fancy that I know, I wouldn’t want to give misleading advice due to configurations I know nothing about.
If not, then set the wired IPs to 192.168.1.x – replace x with a different digit each time, they all must be unique
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Default gateway leave blank.Hopefully its already configured correctly already….
Thanks for your time phil. Picked up a gigabite unit today. Plugged it all in and off it went. :yikes:
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