[ale] U-verse network issues

[Dennis Ruzeski]

To answer your question-

There's several very capable network analysis tools out there for
linux- tcpdump and wireshark will give you the information you're
looking for. Knowing how to use it is an entirely different story
that's beyond the scope of a few emails.

That being said, I have the Uverse all in one 'residential gateway'
with a HP Laserjet 5+ directly connected to the network and an inkjet
hooked  up to a USB print server and I've never had any network
issues- printing or otherwise.

You can rule out the Uverse switch by assigning permanent IP's to a
computer and the printer and directly connect them with a crossover
cable.

Good Luck,
--Dennis





On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Geoffrey Myers
<lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
> David Hillman wrote:
>> My dad just got AT&T U-Verse.  They are using the U-Verse box as the
>> main router for wired and wireless devices.  I believe in keeping that
>> kind of TV traffic separate from everything and off my home network, but
>> that's just me.  My dad called me because I helped hook up their HP
>> network printer and now it doesn't work reliably.  Sometimes print jobs
>> will come out garbled and other times it just sits there in the queue.
>>  I am thinking packets are getting lost somewhere or the U-Verse box is
>> doing something crazy.  Before I go buy them another router that can sit
>> behind the U-Verse box for their local LAN, I'd like to prove that the
>> U-Verse box is messing with the print jobs.  The print server can be
>> pinged and I can pull up the printer config page from any computer,
>> wired or wireless.  Plugging the print server into a desktop machine
>> leads to flawless print jobs.  It's the network that's the problem, but
>> why and where?
>>
>> Doing a network trace seems like a good idea, except I don't know much
>> about network tracing just yet (still learning).  Any quick and dirty
>> tools for Ubuntu, etc that I can use?
>
> No help, but I have a similar set up and have had two different
> networked laser printers work just fine.  I also have a usb printer
> that's connected to a small network print server box and it works fine
> as well.  Just some notes of success in a similar configuration.
>
> Double check the cable between the printer and the uverse box.  I've
> noted that one of mine didn't seat properly and after reseating it, all
> is well.  I don't think it's the cable, might be the uverse box ports.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> --
> Until later, Geoffrey
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