4320 projector wireless doe NOT work with Mac OS 10.10 (or 10.7 and higher)

Question

Hello, we just purchased a 4320 projector with the wireless dongle. The 4320 manual states that wireless connection works for Macs with 10.5 and higher. We use 10.10 (Yosemite), and we have updated to the latest firmware and s/w.  We are able to connect to the 4320 and start a presentation. However, in less than a minute, the projector drops the connection and we have to start all-over, rendering the projector useless for wireless operation. The local Dell (Greece) says it is an Apple problem. This is the classic problem where one company blames the other. Even if it is Apple's fault, which I doubt, Dell mentions that the product should be compatible with 10.5 and higher. If we knew it was not compatible, we would have purchased another brand projector. So, is there a solution to this problem?
E. Papadopoulos

Answer 1

Hi,
There is not a scan driver for the 6100 for 10.6/10.7. The product was released in 2004, and reached end of life in 2008 (a year before 10.6 was released). Chances are that a driver will not be written for this product.
I don't have a 6110 here that I can test with, so all I can offer are steps that I would try given the opportunity.
One thing I noticed from your response on trying the 6210 driver was that the product (in the queue) was still showing as the 6110. I am curious as to how you went about installing using the 6210 driver. I can only think of two scenarios off the top of my head:
1) You had the 6110 installed, went to options and supplies, to the driver tab, and specified the new driver.
2) You had no products installed, and when you went to add, you specified the 6210 driver in the Print Using box prior to clicking add.
The option that is more likely to provide the scan option is option 2, so if you haven't tried it, I would encourage you to do so. If that doesn't work, try other Officejet All in one drivers, or consider upgrading if none of the above will get it to work.
I understand that the lack of a full feature driver is frustrating, but most (if not all) companies have dates in place to cut off development/support for their products. A similar scenario is the Netgear FA311 Network Interface Card. I remember using one of these cards back in 2000/2001, but if I wanted a windows vista 64-bit driver i'd be out of luck. I'd likely end up using a realtek driver (per a forum post suggestion) and see if it would work, and hope for the best.
Best of luck, I hope option 2 (if not already attempted) gets it working for you.