Unable to detect printer, which is connected to Verizon M1424WR router. Printer is connected to USB1 port and USB1 light is lit on router. Install software is unable to detect printer. Have tried both computers.
Was on phone for over one hour with Dell, maker of new Win 8 computer. They concluded that problem was router, not Win 8 or their computer. (Can connect printer directly to computer.)
Have tried to install from old Win XP computer. Unable to auto-detect printer. For manual detect, install software wants 1) hardware address, or 2) IP address, or 3) IP hostname.
Tried to get this info from Verizon router. Can find IP adresses for two computers and two other devices. Tried IP address of other divices and variations on IP address of computers. No success.
Can see 4 LAN ports and 1 WAN port, but no USB port, on Port Configuration screen. Can find no info about USB on any of router screens.
The USB port on the M1424WR is only used for charging devices.
You need to set your printer up in wireless mode. If it doesn't have that capability, you can connect it to one computer and then set up a home network. That will enable you to print from both computers.
Thanks for the immediate response. I also appreciate the info about the use of the USB ports--something Verizon technical support was unable to do.
As for the idea of connecting the printer to one computer via USB and to the other computer via the network, you would think that would work. But it did not when I tried it before. I tried it again. Same results--no auto detect and no detect when I gave the IP address of the other computer.
Any way, there would be the problem of the printer sitting on one of the computer desks and the host computer needing to be on or turned on. (Its a portable which we keep off as much as possible.) There is also the possibility of shared files over the network or even swapping a flash drive.
But I decided to go with a RJ45 male to USB female converter. They're cheap ($0.99 + free shipping)--from Hong Kong, of course--via ebay. I done that before for a SATA to IDE converter board--good results. The only drawback is shipping will take about two week. But we will be away half of that time.
Thanks again. I'm new to FIOS, but I now know where to go with my questions.
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