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Bungleau · 11-08-2004, 09:49 AM

Absolutely, Cloudy. Each printer gets its own IP address. I use fixed addresses for my printers, my Linux server, and the Linksys boxes; every PC uses DHCP, so it gets a randomly allocated IP address. Each PC is set up to know that printer 1 is at 192.168.1.50, and printer 2 is at 192.168.1.51.

That's the same principle used in most corporate networks -- you send the data to the machine at that IP address, and that machine deals with it.

11-08-2004, 09:49 AM	#12
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	Absolutely, Cloudy. Each printer gets its own IP address. I use fixed addresses for my printers, my Linux server, and the Linksys boxes; every PC uses DHCP, so it gets a randomly allocated IP address. Each PC is set up to know that printer 1 is at 192.168.1.50, and printer 2 is at 192.168.1.51. That's the same principle used in most corporate networks -- you send the data to the machine at that IP address, and that machine deals with it. __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.