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ritter - Mar 31, 2006 - 9:57 am

I ahev bought a new MacBook Pro. When it came, I migrated everything from my old G4 Powerbook (1.6MHz) to the new one and it functions very well. Except the printing.
I have at home a wireless network (airport base station connected to a cable modem and my HP Laserjet MP6 printer is connected via Asante) and the printer is used by the hole family.
When I tried to print with my MacBook Pro, I cannot see or add the printer driver, it will just not show up.
Now, the funny thing is, when I open my "old" G4 powerbook, the MacBook Pro suddenly recognizes the and shows the printer and I can print with from my MacBook Pro; there very moment, however, the old powerbook falls asleep or is turned off, the printing stops.

I am sending you this message on March 31, 2006, so that in no way you would think it is an April's fool joke.

I spoke to Apple and they say it is a HP problem and HP says it is an Apple problem.

Can you suggest any solution?

gsahli - Apr 1, 2006 - 6:39 pm

I don't have an Intel Mac, so I can't test this...
I don't think appletalk is available on an Intel Mac. That means that you should get a parallel print server for your HP, so you can move to IP printing.
...If you get the chance, confirm this (about no appletalk) with Apple...

(When your old powerbook is running, it is the print server - Mac-to-Mac sharing is TCP/IP printing (IPP))

ritter - Apr 6, 2006 - 4:57 pm

Thanks a lot. Yes the Intel MacPro Book has Apple Talk.

In the meantime a bought a USB laserprinter and took out the Asante and Ethernet connections and the new printer functions perfectly.

Again, thanks for your advice.

Klaus