alexpgp | Loads of fun...

One of the items I had hoped Galina would bring back from Pagosa was a wireless print server, so that both of us could print documents without having to sit down at my desk and plug in a USB cable. (Yeah, I know... we're lazy!) She couldn't find the blessed thing, which wasn't very surprising.

And come to think of it, considering I ran across the thing a few minutes (hour?) ago, it makes sense. :^)

I downloaded the configuration program from the manufacturer and just spent the better part of an hour trying to get the blessed thing to work. Every time I think I have it configured, I disconnect my network cable (the key thing that makes the server "wireless") and... ker-blooey! Back to square one.

I notice that although the server has the right IP address, I seem to be getting through to the unit via a completely different subnet (I have my wireless and hard-wired network connections on different subnets). I notice that the WPA password I keep trying to set doesn't take and that the WLAN LED on the unit keeps freaking out on me.

I'm not going to spend much more time doing this. I have things that have to get done.

Cheers...