October 13, 2007

October 13, 2007 Word
Greetings and welcome to Microsoft Word on the Dell XPS. This computer can access the internet through a switch connected to the Earthlink DSL modem. This computer can print to the HP LaserJet 3330. That is important because if Barbara uses this computer she needs a printer (and of course Word). I was able to get her PC attached to the switch to the Earthlink DSL modem and thus connected to the internet. So here is a summary of the status of items connected to the Linksys SD 208 10/100 switch.
Port 1 Earthlink DSL Modem.
Port 2 Barbara’s PC. Can print to the HP 2200 printer through a USB connection. While I was checking Barbara’s PC I made some changes in the DSL connection protocol (changed it to never dial up and then read connections automatically) and then it got to the internet flawlessly. Hooray!
Port 3 The Alienware computer (internal Ethernet). Can not get on the internet. Can not connect to the airport wireless network.
Port 4 Dell XPS can get on to internet and can print to the HP 3330 printer via a parallel connection. It can also download scanned images from the 3330.
Port 5 Free at the moment.
Port 6 HP LaserJet2200DN IP Address: 192.168.1.39
Port 7 HP Color LaserJet 4600dn printer IP Address IP Address: 192.168.38
Port 8 Airport Wireless Network (wasson). The MacBook can connect to the internet through the airport and print to the HP 2200 (IP Address: 192.168.1.39) or to the HP 4600 (IP Address: 192.168.1.38). The G4 can also connect to the internet via the airport and print out to the HP 2200 and HP 4600 printers. The other computer we have to test over the wireless network is Barbara’s iBook. I can not get the Alienware computer to access the internet through its built in Ethernet or through the airport wireless network. I will have to wait until one my multitalented sons visit and see if they can get it working. I really need it working so I can play three accounts on Dark Age of Camelot simultaneously. The other task I can not do currently is put up the wassons.com website. I have one free port on the switch to connect the wassons.com server (an old Gateway computer running linux) if I can figure out how to do it or Paul helps me set it up. So for the forseeable future wassons.com is off the air (or off the ethernet). One other success is that my iPhone seems able to log on to the internet and to send email through the airport WiFi connection.

I prepared this document with Word on the Dell XPR. Now to see if I can post it to my blog at johnsiphonejournal.blogspot.com.