Wehave a MAC operating with OSX 10.4 and has a USB cable connected to a HP printer. I have a PC and I can print on this printer by switching USB cables. I also added a standard TC/IP port with the IP address of a USB wireless print server on my PC. I can easily assign the HP printer to the IP or USB port. If I assign it to the IP port and connect the print server to the HP printer with a USB cable, I can print wirelessly to the HP printer. I would like to find out how the MAC can have the HP printer assigned to this print server. Do you know if the MAC has a similar capability of switching printer ports?
Mr.
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Get this --> http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php3
and install it.
Next, click on the blue Apple (upper left corner) and click "System Preferences". (Sorry if too rudimentary)
Click the "Print & Fax" icon.
Click the "Printer Setup" button. Wait for it to load.
Click the "add" icon in the Printer Setup window.
Click "IP Printer".
Select "Internet Printing Protocol IPP" in the drop-down menu to the right of where it says "Protocol:".
It's here I get a bit fuzzy because I've only done this once and I don't have a wireless print server here at home. Can someone take it from here? I'd have to experiment to get it set up at this point.
The Guten Print driver package should have a driver for your printer, and you should be able to select it as the driver after you type in the IP address of your wireless print server.
Let us know if you get stuck and we'll try to help further.
Doug
and install it.
Next, click on the blue Apple (upper left corner) and click "System Preferences". (Sorry if too rudimentary)
Click the "Print & Fax" icon.
Click the "Printer Setup" button. Wait for it to load.
Click the "add" icon in the Printer Setup window.
Click "IP Printer".
Select "Internet Printing Protocol IPP" in the drop-down menu to the right of where it says "Protocol:".
It's here I get a bit fuzzy because I've only done this once and I don't have a wireless print server here at home. Can someone take it from here? I'd have to experiment to get it set up at this point.
The Guten Print driver package should have a driver for your printer, and you should be able to select it as the driver after you type in the IP address of your wireless print server.
Let us know if you get stuck and we'll try to help further.
Doug
Doug,
Hp support suggested that I add the printer as a Bonjour connection. Following their instructions, I found the HP deskjet 6122 listed and added it, but printing failed. I then went back to your instructions and added an ip printer, and this time the HP deskjet 6122 was listed and it was added. But printing failed. I then rebooted the MAC and tried printing, but it failed. When I go to printer and faxes the printer is listed with name of 192.168.2.10 ( print server ip address), and Kind of HP deskjet 6122- CUPS, and status of idle. Perhaps additional setup is needed.
Walt
Hp support suggested that I add the printer as a Bonjour connection. Following their instructions, I found the HP deskjet 6122 listed and added it, but printing failed. I then went back to your instructions and added an ip printer, and this time the HP deskjet 6122 was listed and it was added. But printing failed. I then rebooted the MAC and tried printing, but it failed. When I go to printer and faxes the printer is listed with name of 192.168.2.10 ( print server ip address), and Kind of HP deskjet 6122- CUPS, and status of idle. Perhaps additional setup is needed.
Walt
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Walt,
Couple things to check: First, are you running OS X's software firewall? (System Preferences>Sharing) If so, turn it off and try to print again.
I assume you are trying to connect the Mac and the print server wirelessly. If so, check to make sure your Mac's "Airport" (802.11g) is configured and on. Look at the menu bar. You should see an icon for the Airport and when you click on it the menu that pops down should indicate that it is on.
It's 5 A.M. and I can't think of anything else at the moment (help! IP/wireless printing people!). Incidentally, you might want to try connecting the printer to your Mac via a USB cable, turning on "Printer Sharing" (System Preferences>Sharing), and then accessing that shared printer with your PC. Just a thought.
Let us know if any of this works for you. If not, we can think of some more troubleshooting steps.
Doug
Couple things to check: First, are you running OS X's software firewall? (System Preferences>Sharing) If so, turn it off and try to print again.
I assume you are trying to connect the Mac and the print server wirelessly. If so, check to make sure your Mac's "Airport" (802.11g) is configured and on. Look at the menu bar. You should see an icon for the Airport and when you click on it the menu that pops down should indicate that it is on.
It's 5 A.M. and I can't think of anything else at the moment (help! IP/wireless printing people!). Incidentally, you might want to try connecting the printer to your Mac via a USB cable, turning on "Printer Sharing" (System Preferences>Sharing), and then accessing that shared printer with your PC. Just a thought.
Let us know if any of this works for you. If not, we can think of some more troubleshooting steps.
Doug