On Wed, Dec 01, 2010 at 02:19:21AM +0000, Timothy Murphy wrote: > fred smith wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 07:50:45PM +0000, Timothy Murphy wrote: > >> Anyone got this working over a LAN under CentOS? > >> The instructions claim it is easy to connect > >> after pressing the WPS button on printer and router. > >> > >> Sadly, I don't see a WPS button on my Linksys WRT54GL router. > > > > I'm not at home right now where I can go look, but I think MY wrt54gl > > has a WPS button. I've never found a use for it, > > I've looked carefully, and I'm pretty sure there is no such button > on my WRT54GL; the only button is called Reset. I'm at home now, so I just took a look at my wrt54gl and you're right, nothing labeled WPS. but it has something labeled "easy secure setup" which may , or may not, be the same thing. whatever it is, I've never used it. > > > As someone else has already suggested, if you can access the printer > > via hard-wired network, you can set it up the way you want instead > > of the way some marketing-droid thinks he'd like you to do it. > > I've installed the UnifiedLinuxDriver_1.07 from Samsung, > and this allows me to setup (and use) the printer > after connecting to my router with ethernet, > and then I can access the printer web-page > at the IP address (192.168.2.33) given by dhcpd on my LAN. > > Unfortunately this web-page does not indicate any way > of connecting the printer by WiFi. > > It seems to me that I shall have to run Windows on my server, > at least temporarily, to setup this printer as a WiFi device. there's gotta be a way. or one would think so. Does the MFG provide any user forums where you might find a solution? -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. ----------------------------- Proverbs 15:9 (niv) -----------------------------