Well, I can’t say things are running smoothly at the moment.<\/p>\n
The good news:<\/p>\n
Now the bad news:<\/p>\n
Expect more updates on this as I go along.<\/p>\n
UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n I now have the laptop successfully talking to both printers via the wireless network and it only took me three and half hours to achieve. Here are the solutions I employed (neither of which are described in official documentation):<\/p>\n Now repeat this process for the printer that is Printer 2 on your hub. This will create two identical ports. But for this port you must make one additional alteration after you have completed all the above stages. I’ve now got to find out what has happened to my Skype chat archives and get them installed. Skype itself is working and my new PC is happy to talk to my headset.<\/p>\n Still to achieve:<\/p>\n\n
\nThen right click, select Properties->Security->Edit and give your account full control.
\nDelete INFCACHE.1 (or rename it INFCACHE.1.BAK if you are nervous about doing that sort of thing).
\nReboot your PC (as one forum contributor commented, surely Vista was supposed to have put an end to this sort of thing?).
\nPlug in your printer and Bob’s your mum’s brother. This solution came from the Microsoft forums<\/a>.<\/li>\n
\nThe first thing you will notice is that the Belkin XP software and drivers do not work with Vista at all and they don’t have an up-to-date driver on their site. Consequently, there will be no port available for your printer.
\nOnce you’ve installed your printers via USB, go to Control Panel and open the printer folder for your printer.
\nRight click on your printer (the one that is Printer 1 on your print server)\u00a0and select Run As Administrator->Properties.
\nSelect the Ports->Add Port.
\nEnsure that “Standard TCP\/IP Port” is selected and then click New Port->Next.
\nEnter the IP address of your F1UP0001 in the dialogue box and click Next.
\nWindows will attempt to detect the print server and will fail – this is normal.
\nEnsure that “Standard – Generic Network Card” is selected and click Next.
\nWindows will then complete the installation. You will notice that your printer has a new port in the list of the available ports and this is the one you should select for your printer.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nRight click on your printer (the one that is Printer\u00a02 on your print server)\u00a0and select Run As Administrator->Properties.
\nSelect the Ports tab. Highlight the second port that you created (the one that you allocated to Printer 2) and hit Configure Port. Change the Port Number under Raw Settings\u00a0to 9101 and save the settings. It turns out that Printer 2 uses a different port to Printer 1.
\nOnce again, Bob is your relative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n