Troubleshooting

The IP addresses aren’t working correctly on all the computers.

Possible cause

Solution

 

 

The IP addresses you set are conflicting or incorrect.

Check all the computers carefully to make sure they have different IP addresses and that they all have the same network ID (the first part of the IP address). Also make sure they have the correct subnet masks and are set up to use the correct gateway (if used).

The IP addresses don’t work correctly on occasion and you are on a network that is connected directly to the Internet.

If you are directly connected to the Internet (not by a dial-up connection), be sure to obtain a range of IP addresses from the InterNIC. Otherwise, you may have conflicts with other computers on the Internet. If you don’t have legitimate IP addresses, either disable TCP/IP or disable your connection to the Internet, and get the addresses from the InterNIC.

Pinging the card gives you no results (UNIX or Windows 95).

Possible cause

Solution

 

 

You typed the wrong address in the ping command.

Check and retype the command correctly.

The hardware is not

Check all the cables and make sure the printer and the Ethernet

connected correctly.

card are turned on and working correctly. If you have 10BASE2

 

cable (thin coaxial), make sure it is terminated correctly.

 

 

The IP addresses are not working correctly.

Check the previous table for solutions.

Your computer can’t communicate with the Ethernet card.

Possible cause

Solution

The card is on a different

Check all the settings of the gateway and the subnet masks. When

segment of the network,

you are using EPSON Net!, you must use a computer that is on the

and the gateway or subnet

same segment of the network as the printer to configure its

mask is set up incorrectly.

Ethernet card.

 

 

You may have a hardware

Make sure all the following are turned on, connected, terminated

problem.

(if necessary), and working correctly:

 

Your computer

 

Printer

 

Print server

 

Server

 

Ethernet card

 

Routers

 

Hubs

 

All other equipment on the network between your computer and

 

the printer

 

 

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