Wireless Access

Hi, I just bought a HP 6840. I need to set up a wireless connection between my notebook (with integrated wireless card 802.11b) and my wireless printer. I follow the steps shown in the manual, they do connect but the wireless connection window status says "no signal" There are no byte received, transmitted only. When I set up the wireless connection the printer can't get a IP (the satus page shows 0.0.0.0).
I'd like to know how to print the Printer Rapporto in a decent language escept Finnish/Swedish/Norwegian as it appears to be.

Setting up wireless connections wirelessly is tricky.

It's easier if you connect the printer with a cable to your network so that it can obtain the correct IP address information. Usually, they use private IP addressing (192.168.0.x). Th IP addresses, of course, must be in the same subnet as your laptop and using the same mask. Do an IPCONFIG /ALL from a prompt on your notebook and see what IP, mask, and gateway it's using. Match that up with your printer.

What does your network consist of? Do you have a wireless router? Hub? DSL router, etc.? There must be a device on your network that will broadcast IP information via DHCP unless you want to set up the IP, mask, and gateway manually.

Your laptop has to have several parameters set: SSID and WEP on/off, etc and the printer's wireless device has to match whichever WEP key you insert, if you chose to use one. I usually choose to broadcast the SSID and use no WEP key to set up the wireless network, then tighten security later.

I am not familiar with the language settings.

Hi, I solved the problem. It wasn't hard as it appeared to be.
I just had to disable the WinXP firewall and follow the procedure of the manual (cable ethernet, SSID hpsetup, etc...).

It took me a while to made it because when I previously made a wireless connection it was through a router and I hadn't to disable the firewall. Plus, the manual says that if you use winXP firewall is not necessary to disable it.

Chad, it was in the topic that I was trying to set up a wireless connection ad hoc (peer to peer), which is a direct connection between two computers without hubs/router/switches. Thank you anyway for replying. Now I'll enjoy plenty my new printer!!! WHOA!

It was just my fault, nothing simplier!