C5550 non-compatibility with Netgear print server

Netgear claims my HP Photosmart C5550 is in-compatible with their wireless PS121v2 print server. What print servers are?

Hi, Les,
I think that info about Macs and postscript printers applies to OS 9.
But there are usually two challenges to get this working:
1. Driver - postscript drivers aren't limited to local connections; non-postscript drivers nearly always are (because manufacturers provided Carbon drivers that specify the comm type). A postscript PPD/driver for your model is included in OS X.
2. Print Server setup. There's almost always an auto-setup wizard for Windows. We Mac users have to read the manual and understand what details to use in the Add printer dialog.
First - what is called the TCP/IP protocol in the Netgear manual is the LPD protocol on OS X. What is called the Physical Port Name in the manual is equal to queue name in OS X. If I'm reading the correct manual, the queue name for parallel port 1 is "P1." Enter that in the space for queue name in the Add printer dialog.
Good luck.

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Hi, G.
Have you enabled AppleTalk in the System Preferences > Network > Show: AirPort > AppleTalk tab?
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4) Select advanced from the tabs above. Note: If you do not see an advanced icon on the top toolbar, right click and click customize toolbar to add the advanced button (the fact that you have to do that is weird to me).
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Actually there is a better way. I had been having problems on my new Macbook with OSX 10.5 but not on my Mac Mini running OSX 10.4. After doing some searching I figured out that it had something to do with the way 10.5 handles CUPS whatever that is. After sitting on hold with Apple forever they blamed it on USR even though my other Mac running 10.4 and my Windows machines all work fine.
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First Part
1) Open the "printer and fax" control panel
2) Delete the old printer set up through the USR5461
3) Click the "+" sign to add a new printer
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5) Click and drag the sprocket called "Advanced" to the tool bar"
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Now try printing. I hope this works for everyone.
Well, to get the Advanced tab choice, I had to customize the Add Printer toolbar: there you can add a handy Advanced button. Press that, and there you'll find the Tiger functionality hiding!

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