"rifleman_scar" <riflemans***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2ADB2D5A-A261-43AB-ACB6-986C01967C5C@microsoft.com...
> I have a Windows XP machine on a small peer-to-peer network with 4
computers.
>  This computer is connected to the SBC DSL modem and allows other
computers
> to connect through it.  It is connected to the modem through an Intel
network
> connection built-in to the motherboard.  The peer-to-peer network is
> connected through a secondary Realtek network card.  The printer is
connected
> through a DLink DSS 8+ switch which is connected to the computer.  I
cannot
> see the printer or print to it or even ping the IP address for the
printer.
> When I do a ipconfig /all command, the Realtek network card shows an IP
> address of 169.xxx.xxx.xxx instead of the 192.168.1.x that it was
originally.
>  I manually reset the IP address and still cannot access the network.  Is
> there a way to force the commands to the printer to use the Realtek card
> instead?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>

"Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:

> Well, if the SBC device is a modem as disguished from a router, then you
> need to enable ICS on the Intel adapter.  When you do this, the IP address
> of the Realtek adapter will be 192.168.0.1 NOT 192.168.1.x.  If the SBC
> device is actually a router, then you would want to configure routing on the
> XP machine and the Realtek adapter must have a static IP.
>
> If your printer has a builtin network adapter, there is no need to see it -
> you must configure it with a compatible static IP.  You connect to it by
> using the Add Printer wizard - select Local printer and add a standard
> TCP/IP port specifying the static IP.
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "rifleman_scar" <riflemans***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2ADB2D5A-A261-43AB-ACB6-986C01967C5C@microsoft.com...
> > I have a Windows XP machine on a small peer-to-peer network with 4
> computers.
> >  This computer is connected to the SBC DSL modem and allows other
> computers
> > to connect through it.  It is connected to the modem through an Intel
> network
> > connection built-in to the motherboard.  The peer-to-peer network is
> > connected through a secondary Realtek network card.  The printer is
> connected
> > through a DLink DSS 8+ switch which is connected to the computer.  I
> cannot
> > see the printer or print to it or even ping the IP address for the
> printer.
> > When I do a ipconfig /all command, the Realtek network card shows an IP
> > address of 169.xxx.xxx.xxx instead of the 192.168.1.x that it was
> originally.
> >  I manually reset the IP address and still cannot access the network.  Is
> > there a way to force the commands to the printer to use the Realtek card
> > instead?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
>
>
>