Possibly he means a modem/router/switch/WAP similar to the Netgear DG834GV
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Tom
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"Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Something (usually a router) has to assign a TCP/IP address to the
> printer. I have no idea whether your modem can do such a thing. If it
> can, you simply install the ip4000 as a network printer.
>
> If it's got no TCP/IP address, then you're very stuck. I cannot magically
> make a modem perform DHCP if it's not in its firmware.
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> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
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> "mark luyt" <markluyt@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:83D202B5-3EBF-41F8-82E5-D2155D43DDD4@xxxxxx Quote:
>> the modem is acting as my router, the PC goes into the modem, the switch
>> is
>> wired into the modem and the switch picks up the everthing in the house
>> i.e
>> the printer
>>
>> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>> Quote:
>>> Through a modem???? Do you mean you remote into it?
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>>> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
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>>> "mark luyt" <mark luyt@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:A3B9CBB9-C355-4C67-83DE-BC7E0C5CC9AD@xxxxxx
>>> > set up is PC with vista, through modem to switch to printer, I have
>>> > set up
>>> > the driver (canon ip4000) but cannot print, any suggestions
>>> >