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Recently I have aided myself in my computer evolution by installing a wireless network here in my home. It’s funny to me, because even though I am pretty adept at computer stuff, when it comes to hooking something new to the electric box, I get outright scared. Versus working on other things, IE Cars, electrical, metal work, wood work and other things.
One thing that I have found out with the electric box is the actual simplicity of the procedures involved. In my years of computer literacy I have installed hardware both internal and external. My first installation was a CD/R drive to my first computer, then came a larger hard drive, power supply replacement, and other things. All accompanied with the same amount of anxiety before hand, and when it is over the same conclusion, man that was easy.
Here at the house we had our own separate computers hooked to the internet utilizing both cable and a phone line, and we each had our own printers. Then we bought a laser copier, printer, and scanner. There was the normal parallel port cable receiver, so I am figuring switch box, and a few cables. Then I noticed the USB receptacle so I got the users guide out at this time, and saw that this computer could be installed on a wireless network. Using the laptop I had already been accidentally receiving signals from a few of the neighbors, who had not protected their networks, so I figure let me try setting up my own network. I figured no switch box, and no cables this should be great. I researched what I would need, went out bought the stuff, then I got home and bam scared out of my skin. I have to install this stuff.
I chose a package from US Robotics. The first thing I installed was the USB adapter on my desktop, and for about a day continued with my accidental reception of my neighbors un-secure wireless network on my desktop. The next day meticulously following the instructions of installing the router, I installed it along with the printer, and voila and $%$# came out of my mouth almost simultaneously. I was able to get the wireless router up, running and encrypted and was surfing the internet on a very strong signal, versus the signal I was receiving from my neighbors. However I could not get the printer to run. So another day goes by with me trying to figure this out.
Starting the next day, and after pouring over the user manuals for both the router and the printer I could find nothing, so I figured somehow I might have hit the wrong button during the installation of the router, so I inserted the start-up disc for the router, and found out that there was another users guide on the disc, so I went straight to installation and to my surprise I found 2 tabs there one for the router and one for the printer. Now the procedures for installing the printer were quite different here than in the book. I found out that I had to go to the router page on my web browser, find out the IP address of the printer (Which I already knew), then go to the printers and Fax folder in Windows XP, and install a new printer. The only difference with this procedure was that the printer had to be installed as an internet printer, which I did. Again the same reaction as the day before Voila and @%@%. The printer worked great. I used the laptop and was able to print from all over the house, including the deck outside. Then I tried to scan. The printer remained quiet. I quit for the day and decided to take this step on the next day.
I arose early with my mission for the day. Get the scanner to work! Well I poured over the manuals for the Printer and the router, nothing. I then went to the start-up discs for both. Nothing about scanners on a wireless network, next step the homepages for Brother and US Robotics, nothing. So now I am awaiting the answers of the technical support staff whom I e-mailed. In the mean time I have been thinking of ways to get the scanner to work, to no avail. Though I have one nagging thought, when I finally hear from the Technical Support geeks, I know the solution is going to be simple and stupid, then upon hearing it I will just have to bang my head on the wall a few times to make my own CPU run better. UGH UGH UGH
One thing that I have found out with the electric box is the actual simplicity of the procedures involved. In my years of computer literacy I have installed hardware both internal and external. My first installation was a CD/R drive to my first computer, then came a larger hard drive, power supply replacement, and other things. All accompanied with the same amount of anxiety before hand, and when it is over the same conclusion, man that was easy.
Here at the house we had our own separate computers hooked to the internet utilizing both cable and a phone line, and we each had our own printers. Then we bought a laser copier, printer, and scanner. There was the normal parallel port cable receiver, so I am figuring switch box, and a few cables. Then I noticed the USB receptacle so I got the users guide out at this time, and saw that this computer could be installed on a wireless network. Using the laptop I had already been accidentally receiving signals from a few of the neighbors, who had not protected their networks, so I figure let me try setting up my own network. I figured no switch box, and no cables this should be great. I researched what I would need, went out bought the stuff, then I got home and bam scared out of my skin. I have to install this stuff.
I chose a package from US Robotics. The first thing I installed was the USB adapter on my desktop, and for about a day continued with my accidental reception of my neighbors un-secure wireless network on my desktop. The next day meticulously following the instructions of installing the router, I installed it along with the printer, and voila and $%$# came out of my mouth almost simultaneously. I was able to get the wireless router up, running and encrypted and was surfing the internet on a very strong signal, versus the signal I was receiving from my neighbors. However I could not get the printer to run. So another day goes by with me trying to figure this out.
Starting the next day, and after pouring over the user manuals for both the router and the printer I could find nothing, so I figured somehow I might have hit the wrong button during the installation of the router, so I inserted the start-up disc for the router, and found out that there was another users guide on the disc, so I went straight to installation and to my surprise I found 2 tabs there one for the router and one for the printer. Now the procedures for installing the printer were quite different here than in the book. I found out that I had to go to the router page on my web browser, find out the IP address of the printer (Which I already knew), then go to the printers and Fax folder in Windows XP, and install a new printer. The only difference with this procedure was that the printer had to be installed as an internet printer, which I did. Again the same reaction as the day before Voila and @%@%. The printer worked great. I used the laptop and was able to print from all over the house, including the deck outside. Then I tried to scan. The printer remained quiet. I quit for the day and decided to take this step on the next day.
I arose early with my mission for the day. Get the scanner to work! Well I poured over the manuals for the Printer and the router, nothing. I then went to the start-up discs for both. Nothing about scanners on a wireless network, next step the homepages for Brother and US Robotics, nothing. So now I am awaiting the answers of the technical support staff whom I e-mailed. In the mean time I have been thinking of ways to get the scanner to work, to no avail. Though I have one nagging thought, when I finally hear from the Technical Support geeks, I know the solution is going to be simple and stupid, then upon hearing it I will just have to bang my head on the wall a few times to make my own CPU run better. UGH UGH UGH
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