Lost Internet connection after printer setup

Discussion in 'General Questions' started by David5000, Jan 29, 2007.

  1. David5000

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    After setting up a shared printer using Bonjour for Windows I have suddenly lost my Internet connection. I have checked and rechecked the settings but obviously I am overlooking something.

    Any help gratefully appreciated--

    Thank you,

    David

    MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz 3GB
    OS 10.4.8
    DSL modem
    Parallels Desktop Build 1970
    Windows XP Pro SP2
     
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  2. Purplish

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    What networking option are you using?
     
  3. David5000

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    Network Adapter Options

    Device Status
    X Enabled
    X Connect cable at startup

    Emulation
    X Bridged Ethernet
    en0: Ethernet Adapter

    Is this what you mean?

    Thank you,

    David
     
  4. Purplish

    Purplish Forum Maven

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    Try "shared networking" instead of "bridged".
     
  5. David5000

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    This had three effects: XP slowed to a crawl (Activity Monitor shows cupsd taking up about 50% of the cpu), printing is now disabled and I still can't connect to the Internet.

    What setup do you have?

    Thank you,

    David
     
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  6. Purplish

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    I am using shared networking. Before you do anything else, shut down your VM, shut down your MAC, and reboot both.
     
  7. David5000

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    Thank you for the suggestion--that was one of the first things I did.

    In case it helps, when I restart the VM I get a message, "Local Area Conection Status: Limited or no connectivity," with an offer to "restart the connection and try to establish full connectivity." Clicking OK on this results in a "Repair Local Area Connection" message, "Windows is taking the following action: Renewing your IP address." After that, the next message is, "Windows could not finish repairing the problem because the following action cannot be completed: Renewing your IP address. For assistance, contact the person who manages your network."

    David
     
  8. David5000

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    Okay, I tried Shared Networking again. This time it didn't slow things down and I can connect to the Internet fine, but printing is disabled.

    So:

    Shared Networking = Internet connection, no printing
    Bridged Ethernet = Printing, no Internet connection

    Does any of this have to do with the fact that I connect to my printer via ethernet?

    David
     
  9. Purplish

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    I would try uninstalling Bonjour, and reinstalling now that you have shared networking.

    Bonjour should work fine for printing to an ethernet attached printer. If this does not work for you, I would suggest reposting this on the Parallels Desktop for Mac Technical Forum. Some of the regulars there are much more knowledgeable about networking than I am.
     

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