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    How do I enable another network's printer on SG-1100?

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      A Former User @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10 Hi
      here is what you were looking for but help me solve the problem thanksImmagine.jpg
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        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @A Former User
        last edited by johnpoz

        That is a discovery port (WSD), and its pointing a link-local address (ipv6)
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WS-Discovery

        No freaking way that would ever work.. Unless your on the same L2..

        How many times do we have to state that discovery is not going to work.. Point your printer to the IPv4 address 192.168.2.21

        example - here is mine.. Pointing to the fqdn that resolves to its IP.. See it labeled standard TCP/IP Port

        example.png

        Here you can see what it resolves too

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        here
        addprinter.png

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          A Former User @johnpoz
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          @johnpoz Hi I don't have a network printer but a wifi printer

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            A Former User @johnpoz
            last edited by A Former User

            @johnpoz I did as you told me but on the SG-1100 it always gives me offline printer.
            In my opinion it is my fritzbox router.
            The wifi on the SG-1100 comes from the access point which in turn is connected to the fritz router. The problem is on the access point that there is no printer configured but as @stephenw10 says it should work

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              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              wifi is a network.

              Let's see your new printer config in Windows.

              If it's using 192.168.2.21 directly it should work.

              Steve

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                A Former User @stephenw10
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                Ok, now the printer works! Thanks so much @stephenw10 @johnpoz ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐Ÿ˜Š

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                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @A Former User
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                  and what did you do to fix it? Point to the actual IP of the printer?

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                    A Former User @johnpoz
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                    @johnpoz I uninstalled the printer drivers. I have reconfigured the printer with the ip and now it also prints in wifi

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                      A Former User @johnpoz
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                      @johnpoz ๐Ÿ˜Š

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                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @A Former User
                        last edited by

                        @antonio-briguglio Glad you finally got it sorted.

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