Can't connect HP 5500n printer via ethernet
I've a Snow Airport and an ethernet cabled HP5500n printer. However, I can't get the printer to be seen either through the base station or plugged directly into the Mac's ethernet port.
I've printed a configuration page. However, there is no IP address stated so I can't even try that.
This is an old printer that used to be linked into the network at work, which used a different kind of router.
Any ideas?
Thanks
1. Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure and that the cable from the printer is plugged into the Snow's LAN port, not its WAN port.
2. Make sure that the Snow is configured to distribute IP addresses, in the Network tab of AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow. (If the Snow had been acting as a bridge instead of distributing IP addresses, and if your computer had been connecting to the Internet using PPPoE, you'll need to set up the Snow, instead of the computer, to connect using PPPoE. To do so, add the PPPoE settings such as username and password in the Internet tab of AirPort Admin Utility, and disable PPPoE in the computer's Network system preferences.)
3. Make sure that the latest version of the printer driver is installed on the computer. On HP's Web site , there is a driver for Mac OS X 10.2 through 10.5 dated 28 Jan 2008.
4. In the Print dialog window, after you choose "Add Printer", if the printer doesn't show up after a little while, click on "More Printers..." and then select "HP IP Printing" in the top menu. Hopefully, the printer will show up in the "Auto" tab after a few seconds.
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