Adding LPD printer OSX10.6.2 to Airport Extreme + ethernet hub

I have a GCC Elite XL 20/600 connected by ethernet to a hub which is connected to my Airport Extreme. This setup was working fine with OSX10.4.11 using AppleTalk, Local Zone with a PPD proviced by GCC.
Now that AppleTalk is gone, I'm supposed to set it up as an LPD Generic Postscript printer using an address 10.10.1.100
I tried that and it says the address is valid. I go to print and it can't connect, just sits there saying it's trying to connect.
I tried looking for all my network addresses, and have tried probably 20 or so addresses, based on using the first three numbers of an existing address and changing the last one. Nothing works.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Aaron

Also, it doesn't just hang there, it eventually says:
"Unable to connect to printer; will retry in 30 seconds..."
To clarify the setup:
Printer plugged into ethernet on back of Airport. Airport connected to internet by ethernet. Another printer connected to Airport via USB Bonjour.
The Bonjour printer works fine. Internet works fine. It's just this ethernet printer that is not recognized.
I tried adding it as an IPP printer, with same results. I turned on TCP/IP on the printer and set its IP address. Then went and added it as IPP with the IP address I just assigned. The address was recognized as valid, it added the printer as Generic PostScript Printer, then I tried to print and it couldn't find it, same as before.
?

Similar Messages

I'm trying to setup a printer go wireless through my airport extreme, but every time I try to print the printing file gets paused. I'm in loop. PLEASE HELP! (The printer is a Brother 7020 monochrome)

I'm trying to setup a printer go wireless through my airport extreme, but every time I try to print the printing file gets paused. I'm in loop. PLEASE HELP! (The printer is a Brother 7020 monochrome)

I had the exact same problem
It turns out I was using a 20 foot USB cable between the printer and the Airport Extreme and the signal had become to weak to work. Try using nothing more than a 6 foot cable or try a new cable

Can I print from my iPad using airport extreme?

Can I print from my iPad using airport extreme 802.11n ?

iOS devices use AirPrint to print directly to a printer. That would require a printer that is AirPrint-ready. Unfortunately, just connecting a non-AirPrint-ready printer to the USB or Ethernet ports of the AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS), will NOT enable it for AirPrint.

Airport Extreme ethernet not working with Windows XP

Windows XP no longer connects to the Internet via the Airport Extreme ethernet port. XP says the cable isn't plugged in but when I connect XP directly to the DSL modem it works fine. When I connect my MacBook Pro to the Internet through the Airport Extreme ethernet port it works fine. (I'm sure it's connected by ethernet because I do +sudo ifconfig en1 down+.) I can't figure it out. I'm relatively certain Airport Extreme is blocking XP from connecting via ethernet but I'm not certain. It worked without a glitch for about two years. Lightning fried my old DSL modem and ever since I got the new one, XP "can't see" Airport Extreme, but will connect directly to the DSL modem and the net without a hitch. Any insight will be much appreciated.

I'm not sure why your PC is not able to connect to the AirPort Extreme Base Station's (AEBS) Ethernet port, but it is likely the lightning strike may have something to do with it. I'm also a bit surprised you're were able to run the "sudo ifconfig" command under Windows.
To rule out general communications issues between the modem and the AEBS, I suggest that you try a complete power recycle of all your network components as follows ...
Try the following, in order, checking for Internet access after each step, until resolved:
1. If the modem has a reset switch, use it to reset the modem. Wait at least 5-10 minutes for the modem to initialize.
2. Remove power from the modem. If it has a backup battery, remove this as well. Wait 5-10 minutes. Replace the battery, and add power back to the modem.
3. Perform a complete power recycle of your network components as follows:
Modem/Router Power Recycling - Quick
o Power-off the modem, AEBS, & computer(s); Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the modem; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the AEBS; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the computer(s)
If this fails to get the modem to "recognize" the Internet router, then try the "Full" version.
Modem/Router Power ReCycling - Full
o Power-off the modem, AEBS, & computer(s). (Wait at least 30 minutes. If possible, leave the modem off overnight.)
o Power-on the modem; Wait at least 15 minutes.
o Power-on the AEBS; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the computer(s)
4. Contact your ISP to have them perform a "modem reset."

Livebox - Wi-Fi - Airport Extreme - Ethernet - MbPro

Okay, so I've spent hours looking for a solution to my problem, and still haven't found any.
I would like to connect my MbPro to my Airport Extreme by ethernet, the Aiport Extreme being connected to the livebox by Wi-fi.
Livebox -> Wi-Fi -> Airport Extreme -> Ethernet -> MbPro
The reason behind this is that the Livebox wifi connexion is quite glitchy with my mac and has proven to be lot better when using ethernet (when I used a liveplug which i no longer have).
Is such a setup possible ?

Unfortunately, the AirPort Extreme does not have the capability to connect using wireless and provide a signal at the Ethernet ports when it is used with a 3rd party router.
The AirPort Extreme could connect this way if it was connecting to another Apple router.
See this discussion for a similar question and some possible solutions:
Re: Using an Airport Extreme (4th Gen) as Wireless Bridge

Officejet J3680 won't print to PC wirelessly via airport extreme

Hi,
I currently have the HP Officejet J3680 connected to the usb port of my airport extreme. My mac can print wirelessly without missing a beat but my hp laptop (windows 7 64bit) won't. I have installed the printer software and bonjour but still no luck. Please help!

frustr8ed8 wrote:
new problem though, i tried adding the wireless printer to my husband's mac air but it doesn't detect the printer. how do i allow him to print wirelessly too?
The setup should be the same as you Mac. If this Mac Air is also running 10.7, then with Print & Scan open and you selecting to add the printer and then with the Default Add Printer view selected, the MF8050 should be seen. If the printer is not visible, then there could be an application on his MB Air that is blocking the Bonjour protocol.
But you don't have to add the printer using the Default Add Printer. If you can determine the IP address the printer has acquired then you can add the MF8050 by opening Print & Scan and selecting to add, but then selecting the IP icon. From the new menu, select the LPD protocol and then enter the IP address of the MF. The Queue name can be left blank, the Name changed to something more meaningful than the IP address and the Location left blank. Then in the Print Using menu you can browse for the MF8050 UFRII driver.
If you need help with locating the IP address used by the MF then please reply.

How do I find the IP address of a wireless printer (via bonjour) on my Airport Extreme?

I can see the MAC address of my macbook and the printer using the AirPort Utility, but I can't find the actual IP. Attempting to connect through the printer utility puts:http://hp88388e.local./ in the URL, but the page just hangs. isn't there a numerical address associated with the printer? how can I find it?

Thanx for the help! It was not the problem, however. I fixed the issue. Here is what happened:
Because the HP D110 printer was set up manually with the previous UBEE wireless router cable modem, the printer's IP address stayed fixed at 192.168.0.238 even after I performed a "factory reset" through the touch-screen menu. bonjour is apparently able to "see" the printer, and even establish a physical layer of communication with the printer, but it is unable to transfer data to and from the printer. Thus, while the network detected and could establish a link, no tasks could be accomplished (i.e. ink levels, paper out, actual printing, etc). additionally, the link to go to the printer webpage was dead (that was my first clue).
I tried hooking it up via the USB port on the airport extreme, and it would work perfectly. After I set it up, it automatially printed a test page and I discovered that it was still 192.168.0.238 - even though the airport extreme had it listed in the logs as 10.0.1.3. I figured that was the problem, but I was still unable to log into the printer webpage to reset the IP on the printer side.
Because I was unable to force the airport extreme to assign the printer to the existing address, I had to keep playing around with the on-screen menu. Evenually I found that inside the wireless menu, there is an option to reset all wireless parameters, and once I did this, I deleted the printer and added it again from the print/fax utility. this time, it worked wirelessly, and the printer web page could be accessed.
As an aside, the apple interface to the print/scan/fax settings were far smoother, faster, and more intuative than the HP utilities written by HP on windows! Hope this helps anyone who is also stuck.

Airport Extreme + ethernet printer + USB HDD...answers?

I've seen a handful of posts about this from late last year when Apple screwed the **** out of all of us with that garbage firmware "update" that destroyed all the previous reliability and added nothing. I haven't any clue where to find an old version of the firmware to get me working again, and I haven't seen anyone actually get an answer to this question, so I figure I'll keep reposting it and calling to hassle Apple until I alone am annoying enough to effect change. :-D
I have an Airport Extreme with an HP LaserJet connected to an ethernet port, and a 2TB drive connected via USB. On my Windows PC with all the Airport drivers in it, everything works fine all the time. Every time I turn the computer on, the harddrive is available in my computer and the printer can be printed to at any time.
If I close my laptop, turn it off, restart it, etc it will lose the connection to the harddrive and the printer when I wake it up, turn it on, etc. The icon for the harddrive is gone, and I have to "Restart" the router to get it to find it again, at which point it shows up on the desktop again. To find the printer I have to restart the printer then "Restart" the router, at which point I do not have to reinstall the printer...it just starts printing all the queued up stuff.
If I leave the computer sitting for 10-14min to where the external harddrive spins down from lack of activity and open iTunes without going into finder to get the harddrive spinning again it will default iTunes to looking in my Music folder and mark all of my music as missing. At this point I have to shut down iTunes, get the harddrive going again, open iTunes, change the setting for the music location, then "Consolidate Library" (which takes about 2 hours because i have around 450GB in there in 30k songs). This is really ******* me off because my Apple used to work as well as my PC.
Apple, aren't you embarrassed by this pathetic display of ineptitude? Why are you content with being mediocre and ignoring the people flocking from Vista to get reliability only to find the same or worse problems with OSX? Now is the time to grab as many people as possible, sick of Microsoft and fed up with Vista. You have to impress them or you'll keep your 5% market share forever. If we're going to have frustrating problems, why wouldn't we have frustrating problems in an OS with software support?
Anyone have a working firmware they can put on my iDisk for me? Or a solution to this nightmare? It's been going on since like November, and I'm getting tired of waiting for 7.3 firmware while making excuses to myself about why I'm playing this ridiculous restarting games with the most expensive computer hardware available for the speed and features.
Thanks much!
Alex

Nevermind about the firmware. I discovered by accident that holding option while clicking the check for updates menu lets you download 7.1.1, but then it won't let me friggin install it!!! AHHHH. Screwed again! Apple, how long are you going to seriously sit with your thumbs up your while all these sites and all these customers complain and make fun of you before you do something to make this thing work!
Anyone have a hacked 7.1.1 that will go on my router? :-/

Problem consistently printing via new (summer 2011) AIRPORT EXTREME BASE STATION and Brother wireless printer (model HL5370DW). What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance for any help you folks can offer. I'm a newb here and will try to offer as much detail as I can about the dilemma at hand.
Scenario: Home network has been recently set up for wireless internet access via NEW Airport Extreme Base Station (purchased September 2011). Units accessing the network include: 2011 Macbook Pro, 2011 Macbook Air, 2007 Macbook, 2009 Macbook Pro, 2 iPhone 3GSs, and a 1st-gen iPad (and a partridge in a pear tree AEBS is configured to run WPA2 encrypted network, as well as a WPA2 guest network. I am attempting to yoke a BROTHER HL5370DW wireless B or G/ ethernet / usb-capable printer to the main network such that any and all units can print wirelessly or its equivalent (i.e., via printer hooked to AEBS through USB hub)
Problem: Despite configuring the Brother printer to recognize the main WPA2 network I created, I am unable to get wireless printing to work. My workaround was to physically connect Brother printer to AEBS via USB, specifically using a Belkin USB hub (after all, I wanted access to usb drives, as well as the printer). This workaround works ONLY SOME OF THE TIME. Generally, after a fresh boot of any computer or after a restart of the AEBS, any given computer will be able to print (i.e., any computer wirelessly connected to the main WPA2 network recognizes the printer). HOWEVER, at random times, printer access is gone (as is access to USB drives connected to AEBS's usb hub). Wireless networks are still up and running when that happens. IS THERE A WAY TO GET THE USB HUB's devices (i.e., printer and usb drives) to ALWAYS REMAIN AVAILABLE AS LONG AS THEY STAY CONNECTED TO THE AEBS? In other words, what accounts for the intermittent loss of the usb peripherals?
Sometimes, I just shut the airport off on whatever computer is having this problem, and the problem goes away. Sometimes, the problem is present across all computers in the house, sometimes only a few are affected. I can ALWAYS see the AEBS in the Airport Utility if the AEBS is connected to the particular computer via ETHERNET CABLE.
My theories:
- true wireless printing (i.e., without usb hub workaround) doesn't work because the N network somehow isn't backwards compatible with the Brother printer, which, i believe, is B/G. Although...isn't Wireless N networking supposed to work with BG devices? I did find a thread (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2570774?start=0&tstart=0 ) that explains some of the particulars of WPA2 encryption and Wireless B/G issues, but it was beyond my level of comprehension (I'm a psychologist, but not an Apple Genius
- The usb workaround is only intermittently viable because of some flaw in the Airport or Airport Utility that causes dropouts to happen when a Macbook Pro or Air's lid gets closed or one gets opened after having been at a different network (e.g., at my office).
QUESTIONS:
- Should I try to use my old router (7 year old Linksys WRT54G) as an access point and connect the Brother printer to that G-router? How do I do that?
- I wouldn't mind just relying on the usb hub method if I could just insure more consistency (i.e., no random dropouts of peripherals). How could I do this?
Rule out:
- wireless printing works on my printer - it was being recognized back before the AEBS. I had the Linksys router running a WEP network and had the wireless printer talking with no cables to the router and the computers. (I just don't want to revert to using WEP encryption given its lack of security and my trying to protect HiPAA related health information on behalf of patients)
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

13 ASCII characters = 104 (aka 128)-bit WEP
encryption
If turning off WEP works, then you just need to
provide the cameras with the "Equivalent Network Password".
One of the problems with WEP is that the actual
standard relies on a 10 character HEX key for 40bit
WEP and a 26 character HEX key for 128bit WEP.
In order to make things easier, vendors use certain
algorithms to convert simple alphanumeric passwords
(or passphrases) into HEX keys, thus enabling the use
of simple easy to remember WEP password rather than
lengthy HEX keys. The problem is that different
vendors use different algorithms to generate the HEX
key and therefore a ASCII password on an AEBS will be
hashed differently on a non-Apple client and vice
versa.
You may find the following article helpful:
- Apple article, especially the part about
"Third-party client to Airport".
Brilliant idea about trying the system with No encryption on... that DID solve the problem... almost.. once I turned off the encryption option, and restarted the Airport, I got a dialog box showing that the "Base station needs attention" but it didn't indicate WHAT kind of "assistance" it needed. Nonetheless, I closed out of the Airport program only to find that the indicator light, which had been Green, was now, flashing Yellow and I could not connect anything, including my computer. I opened the Airport program again and found the ONLY way I could get the Green light on was to select some sort of encryption option... then the light would go Green again but my cameras would not hook up again, and when I went back in and ONLY changed the option to NO encryption, I got the yellow flashing light and the "this base unit needs attention" warning...
I think your suggestions are almost on the mark... is there any way of reconciling the WEP coding between the cameras and the Airport??? Or turning off the encryption option and STILL have Airport work?
Thanks again for your help and suggestions... I really appreciate it.
geoff

Adding a non-wireless PC to an Airport Extreme network with WDS, or extend

I have an Airport Extreme base station (802.11n), a Time Capsule, and a cable modem. Currently the Time Capsule is wired by WAN to my cable modem. It is broadcasing a wireless network to my iMac Intel Core2Duo running 10.5.2 and my AppleTV, and my MacBook Pro running 10.4.11. I'd just acquired a Windows XP PC with no WiFi card but a built-in NIC card. I'm having difficulty adding the Airport Extreme base station to the network of the Time Capsule, so the non-wireless PC can use the LAN port of the Airport Extreme and pickup an internet connection. I don't want anything connected to the WAN port of the Airport Extreme. The PC can't be moved to the room with the cable modem. Should I:
1. Set it up from the Airport Utility of my iMac or MacBook Pro?
2. Switch the placement of the Airport Extreme and Time Capsule?
3. What steps should I take from Airport Utility, to add a reset Airport Extreme or Time Capsule to the network already tied to my Cable modem?

Since both of your base stations are 802.11n, I suggest that you use the "extend a network" feature available to these, instead of creating a WDS.
1. Set it up from the Airport Utility of my iMac or MacBook Pro?
Your choice, you could use the AirPort Utility from either of these Macs to configure the base stations.
2. Switch the placement of the Airport Extreme and Time Capsule?
I'd suggest leaving the Time Capsule connected to the modem and use the AEBSn to extend its wireless network.
3. What steps should I take from Airport Utility, to add a reset Airport Extreme or Time Capsule to the network already tied to my Cable modem?
Here are the basic steps to configure the extended network:
o If practical, place the base stations in near proximity to each other during the setup phase. Once done, move them to their desired locations. You may also want to temporarily connect the AEBSn directly to one of the TC's LAN ports during setup.
o Open AirPort Utility and select the TC.
o Choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.
o Click AirPort in the toolbar, and then click Wireless.
o Choose “Create a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then select the “Allow this network to be extended” checkbox.
o Next, select the AEBSn, and again choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.
o Choose “Extend a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then choose the TC's wireless network from the Network Name pop-up menu.
o Click Update to update the base station with new network settings.
o Upon completion of the setup, you can now relocate the AEBSn to its desired location.
(ref: Page 46 of "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility.)

Trying to connect a second printer (this one wireless) through airport extreme.

I am such a dufus about anything related to setup! Can I have two printers on my network, one connected by a cable and one wirelessly? I just purchased a second printer for my home office so that I can access both printers from my MacBook Air. The second printer is a Brother wireless one, and am trying to do the setup but can't figure out how. I got to the step about the printer needing to "detect which mode - WiFi Protected Setup Mode or AOSS - your access oint/router uses...I pushed the little wireless setup button at the back of airport extreme, but keep getting an error message that says the printer "cannot detect a WLAN access point/router that has WPS or AOSS enabled."

Hello Gee Money. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Chances are pretty good that the signal from the 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn) down to the MacBook may not be sufficient three floors down.
I suggest downloading a copy of iStumbler. Use iStumbler's Inspector feature (select Edit > Inspector from iStumbler's menu) to determine the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) at different points around your house, by performing a simple RF site survey. Within the Inspector, note the values for "signal" & "noise" at these locations. Start with your MacBook near the AEBSn, note the readings, and then, choose the locations where you will typically use your MacBook to access the Internet ... especially the location three floors below.
SNR is the signal level (in dBm) minus the noise level (in dBm). For example, a signal level of -53dBm measured near an access point and typical noise level of -90dBm yields a SNR of 37dB, a healthy value for wireless LANs.
The SNR, as measured from the MacBook, decreases as the range to the base station increases because of applicable free space loss. Also an increase in RF interference from microwave ovens and cordless phones, which increases the noise level, also decreases SNR.
SNR Guideline
o 40dB+ SNR = Excellent signal
o 25dB to 40dB SNR = Very good signal
o 15dB to 25dB SNR = Low signal
o 10dB to 15dB SNR = Very low signal
o 5dB to 10dB SNR = No signal
If the SNR is 20dB+ at each of these locations, then you should be getting reasonable performance from your AirPort. If less, either try to locate the source of the Wi-Fi interference or try relocating either the base station or the wireless clients until they are within a 20dB SNR range.

Printing Adobe PDF files through Airport Extreme

I am trying to print Adobe PDF files to my HP5900 through an Airport Extreme. I can print other types of files (ai, eps, qxd) but i am unable to print PDF files. When i hit "print" the rainbow wheel starts spinning and it just gets stuck forcing me to force quit. Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone have ideas for a solution? Thanks
Power Mac G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Have you tried printing the PDF from more than one application (just to eliminate the possibility of an application problem)?

Seeking a driver for my printer to run through my Airport Extreme router

Im trying to find a driver for my Lexmark X1100 series printer which would allow me to run the printer through the usb port of my Airport Extreme router. The printer works when plugged directly into the usb port of the computer. I have a Windows 7 Asus computer. Can anyone help me please. I am using the Bonjour printer wizard to set up the router for the printer. Thanks

There is no driver that will allow that, as this printer only works by connecting it to a host computer, not to a network. No printer driver or software is ever installed to the AirPort Extreme for any printer. Printer drivers and print/scan/fax software (if any) must be installed separately to each computer that will be using a printer.

Printing stopped over wifi with AirPort Extreme

I've had an Epson and Brother wifi printers setup to print wirelessly using an AirPort Extreme. This worked fine for over a year. Now, however, neither will print. I've reinstalled all drivers, reset the AirPort and I still cannot print to a Mac with 10.8.2 or an iPad 3 with iOS 5 or 6 with either printer.
I either get a printer error message that says "filter failed" or "printer offline".
However, when I create an ad hoc wifi network on the Mac, I can connect and print to the printers wirelessly on both the iPad and Mac with no problems.
I've also tried to print with a new Time Capule and was also unable to print.

I found the problem. I had an ethernet cable connected from the AirPort Extreme to my Comcast digital cable box. This caused the printer to be assigned an IP address in the range of 192.168.* instead of the correct range of 10.0.1.*. Simply, unplugging the ethernet cable from the AirPort and cable box and restarting the printer fixed the problem—I can print again.

Printing problem from usb on airport extreme

Hi guys,
Anyone come up against this problem whch is sending me up the wall.
I've just purchased Airport extreme and my ibook works great wirelessly and I've used a lan connection to my windows pc which also works fine.
Using the usb port on extreme I've connected my epson cx3200 printer. The ibook prints fine wireless, but when printing from the pc it prints one line and stops..
Eventually the error window on the pc say "failed to print the document etc".
I've searched all the trouble shooting but nothing seems to work.
Any ideas
Many thanks
Gord ggg

Yes, it is in installed and I've used the Bonjour wizard and only once have I had a oage print successfully.
Cheers

Adding LPD printer OSX10.6.2 to Airport Extreme + ethernet hub

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for