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Wireless Print Server on Wireless Network

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by christiegooch

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I am trying to setup a home network with the following components:

Dell 1150 Laptop (wireless enabled)
Dell AIO 962 Printer (wireless capable)
Dell 4350 Wireless Router (64-bit WEP)
Linksys WPS54GU2 Wireless Print Server
Windows XP Home SP2

The wireless router setup went smoothly and everything worked fine. The printer was installed locally and worked fine on a direct connection to the laptop. I installed the WPS using the configuration info generated from the router setup. WPS was recognized by the laptop. I cannot print via WPS and receive the message "Parameter is incorrect."

Bi-directional communication has been disabled for the printer. Windows firewall has been disabled. IP addresses have been verified.

Obviously, I am overlooking a setting (hope that is all). Can anyone provide me a step-by-step process to identify and correct the problem? I'm new to the wireless networking area, but have never had any experience with a print server of any variety.

Thanks and I'll be sure to check back for any help you can provide.

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by ntsysop

If the Dell 962 All-In-One (AIO) printer is already installed on a system and a wireless printer adapter is added to the configuration, the network printer object will not be created. To resolve this issue, you will need to uninstall your Dell 962 printer driver, install the wireless printer driver, and then reinstall the Dell 962 printer driver.

by christiegooch

Thank you so much for responding with what I hope is a very simple solution. I will report back on my attempt.

by christiegooch

The Linksys WPS54GU2 wireless printer server in compatible with all multifunction printers. If it happens to work, great for you, but Linksys' definitive stand is it will not work with a multifunction printer and therefore, they will provide no further support for the WPS.

I would have settled for limited wireless functionality in exchange for the ability to connect 2 printers wirelessly. Instead, I will never buy another Linksys product nor will I ever recommend any Linksys product.

Thanks for your help.

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