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Dave
Flightless Bird
"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
news:1olk161diuqs1f5c3pqpjuocsv81mo06pi@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:28:04 -0500, "Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com>
> wrote:
>
>>I'm not sure why, but I was having trouble with an HP printer
>>communicating
>>through the router firewall even though the computer could see the printer
>>and had it's IP and MAC addresses.
>
> That's a pretty uncommon configuration (for home/SOHO anyway), to have
> a router in between the computers and the printer. Much more often,
> even if everything is physically connected to a "router", the devices
> on the LAN side are only separated by a switch (I mean the switch
> inside the router). Thus, router firewall and opening various ports
> are completely unrelated and unnecessary to proper operation.
>
>>Router tech support told me to manually
>>add access for ports 90 & 95, even though I had all ports open access for
>>the printer. Haven't had a chance to research it and it didn't work for
>>me,
>>but maybe it will help you.
>
> I'm curious to know how things are physically connected. It's likely
> that ports didn't need to be opened.
>
Router connected to computer. Printer, cable modem and backup drive
connected to router. That way I can print, connect to internet or backup my
laptop without having to have desktop running. Is this uncommon?
Dave
news:1olk161diuqs1f5c3pqpjuocsv81mo06pi@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:28:04 -0500, "Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com>
> wrote:
>
>>I'm not sure why, but I was having trouble with an HP printer
>>communicating
>>through the router firewall even though the computer could see the printer
>>and had it's IP and MAC addresses.
>
> That's a pretty uncommon configuration (for home/SOHO anyway), to have
> a router in between the computers and the printer. Much more often,
> even if everything is physically connected to a "router", the devices
> on the LAN side are only separated by a switch (I mean the switch
> inside the router). Thus, router firewall and opening various ports
> are completely unrelated and unnecessary to proper operation.
>
>>Router tech support told me to manually
>>add access for ports 90 & 95, even though I had all ports open access for
>>the printer. Haven't had a chance to research it and it didn't work for
>>me,
>>but maybe it will help you.
>
> I'm curious to know how things are physically connected. It's likely
> that ports didn't need to be opened.
>
Router connected to computer. Printer, cable modem and backup drive
connected to router. That way I can print, connect to internet or backup my
laptop without having to have desktop running. Is this uncommon?
Dave