Connecting a network card

[johnwoodhouse244]

I have had to change my router. It has a 192.168.0 series. My old Kyocera printer has a non-Kyocera network card which identifies as "HBM LAN Printer Interface" From "1992-1997 International Technology Consultants"
On its TCP/IP page I have altered the existing 192.168.1.4 to ***0.4 and the Subnet Mask from 255.255.255.0 to ***.254 But when I click on "send settings" it immediately reverts to the old number set.
The printer did show as being "Awake" at the time.
Any suggestions as to how I can get the printer back onto the network, please?
John

 

[johnwoodhouse244]

I perhaps should have added that this is a wired connection.

 

[Peter Martin]

should it not get it's ip from the router via DHCP? why are you setting it. ping that address and see what happens. I would set it for DHCP and let the router issue valid IP addresses to everyone.

 

[bill001g]

You need to have the subnet mask the same as your router. Almost all consumer routers use 255.255.255.0.

If it is still stubborn maybe change the router to match the printer.

 

[johnwoodhouse244]

I'll have another go at setting it up via the router but due to the difficulty I now have it plugged directly into a Win7 laptop which is running on the ***.1. series and was able to communicate with the card. I wasn't previously able to communicate with the card through my main computer & the new router (a tp-link AC1750 in case it is relevant)

 

[johnwoodhouse244]

Before I reconnect the printer, and while I can still see the card, I see there is a box on the card's TCP/IP page "Auto IP address" which I have tried ticking, but again after sending the settings that unticks itself. I thought that might be needed for the new IP to be assigned by the router...

 

[johnwoodhouse244]

You need to have the subnet mask the same as your router. Almost all consumer routers use 255.255.255.0.

If it is still stubborn maybe change the router to match the printer.

Not terribly keen on that last suggestion since the computer would have to be changed too !

 

[johnwoodhouse244]

Doh!! I'm an idiot. I have changed router, computer & 2nd printer to the ***.1.*** series and everything is back to normal.
Sorry to all, I thought the router's IP was fixed.
Problem solved
John

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

On its TCP/IP page I have altered the existing 192.168.1.4 to ***0.4 and the Subnet Mask from 255.255.255.0 to ***.254

I assume you've done this because the other devices on your network do the same? The subnet mask and the first three octets (192.168.0) of the IP address have to match.

 

[jsmithepa]

You are trying to send someone a package while having the post office change his address. Mask .254 was clearly wrong because it says a subnet of 1 device only and maybe even illegal, reason why it was kicked back. Bone up on your tcp/ip.