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| DATE | Aug 27, 2006 |
| TICKET | #27923 |
| STATUS | Closed |
| SUBJECT | linksys print server not recognized |
| CAT | Home/Business Network and/or Internet Connection |
| TYPE | Wireless Networking, WiFi |
| DESC | |
| DESC | |
| PLATFORM | Apple Macintosh (Intel) |
| MODEL | Apple MacBook |
| PROC | 2.0 ghz |
| RAM | 512 mb |
| DRIVE | 60 gb |
| NAME | Jon |
| USERNAME | jonomaphone |
| TECHNICAL | Lots of Experience |
| ISSUE | Stumped |
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TICKET ARCHIVE -> linksys print server not recognized
jonomaphone - Aug 27, 2006 - 6:27 am
I recently purchased a linksys wireless printer router (usb 2.0). i have a dedicated mac household, so i need it to be recognized by a macbook. unfortunately, it wont be, and i cant get anyone at techsupport there to help me. how can i get my macbook to recognize the signal and my samsung ml-2010 printer?
gsahli - Aug 28, 2006 - 3:31 am
What model print server is it (so I can download the manual)?
Network printing/Windows printing only works with a driver that was meant for network printing. To use the OS X built-in CUPS network choices, you need a CUPS driver. For postscript printers, it's not an issue, because postscript is the native output of OS X, and can easily be routed to the various choices in Printer Setup.
Non-postscript printers are Very Different. Except for Brother, no manufacturer has provided CUPS drivers. Instead, what you get are Carbonized, OS9 legacy drivers, that have the comm protocol written into the driver (mostly USB). They can only print via local connection.
**Exception - when printing via an Airport/Bonjour enabled print server, where the software does a port redirection, USB output from the Mac gets routed to the USB port on Airport Express/Extreme.
Here are the sources of CUPS drivers I know of:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/macosx/
http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...?group_id=1537
http://www.printfab.net
http://www.easysw.com/printpro/
I "think" your model is supported by the Samsung-GDI driver set at linuxprinting, using the ml-1210 model driver - but I don't have your printer to try it!
Then, after you have a CUPS driver, to setup for the print server you need to carefully read the manual to decide which protocol(s) are supported and then enter the right info into Printer Setup. The IPP and LPD protocols both require a device-specific queue name (also called port name), which should be in the manual. HP Jetdirect doesn't use queue name. Common queue names are L1, lp, P1 etc.
Network printing/Windows printing only works with a driver that was meant for network printing. To use the OS X built-in CUPS network choices, you need a CUPS driver. For postscript printers, it's not an issue, because postscript is the native output of OS X, and can easily be routed to the various choices in Printer Setup.
Non-postscript printers are Very Different. Except for Brother, no manufacturer has provided CUPS drivers. Instead, what you get are Carbonized, OS9 legacy drivers, that have the comm protocol written into the driver (mostly USB). They can only print via local connection.
**Exception - when printing via an Airport/Bonjour enabled print server, where the software does a port redirection, USB output from the Mac gets routed to the USB port on Airport Express/Extreme.
Here are the sources of CUPS drivers I know of:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/macosx/
http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...?group_id=1537
http://www.printfab.net
http://www.easysw.com/printpro/
I "think" your model is supported by the Samsung-GDI driver set at linuxprinting, using the ml-1210 model driver - but I don't have your printer to try it!
Then, after you have a CUPS driver, to setup for the print server you need to carefully read the manual to decide which protocol(s) are supported and then enter the right info into Printer Setup. The IPP and LPD protocols both require a device-specific queue name (also called port name), which should be in the manual. HP Jetdirect doesn't use queue name. Common queue names are L1, lp, P1 etc.
jonomaphone - Aug 28, 2006 - 9:32 am
linksys 2.4 ghz 802.11g wireless - G printserver for usb 2.0
wps54gu2
wps54gu2
gsahli - Aug 28, 2006 - 3:36 pm
Based on Chapt 8, page 44 in the print server manual, I recommend Adding the printer using IP printer > IPP (internet printing protocol), and entering the IP address plus the queue name of P1 for the parallel port, or L1 or P2 for the USB port (it isn't directly addressed in the manual -- hard to believe, isn't it?).
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