Can't see printers on TC

I have a TC connected by ethernet cable to my main wireless Linksys router. The first iMac is attached to it via ethernet cable. The second iMac ws just added and is attached to the Linksys router via ethernet cable. There is an HP Laserjet 5M attached to a LAN port on the TC. There is also a USB color printer attached to the USB port on the TC. The new iMac can not see the HP Laserjet 5M at all. It can see the USB printer just fine. Thinking two routers may cause some unusuall things to happen on the network, I decided to set the TC as a bridge. When I set it in this manner I get the following error:
"Advertising a service globally using Bonjour requires a global hostname."
In order to get Time Machine running again and network operations back to some degree of capability, I have rolled the 7.6.3 firmware back to 7.6.1.
It appears I can't share an ethernet capable printer on the network with the TC as a router or as a bridge. Do I need to throw it out and get some real network equipment? I hope to stay the course but am losing patience with Apple. Is there anyway to get access to my printer using a TC?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Cy

Your assumption is correct, it is not possible to have everything connected to the Linksys. I think there may be a misunderstanding. The original and current setup in play is that the TC is set to join the current (Linksys) wireless network.
This is your problem.. I thought you had ethernet connection..
You have used join a wireless network.. TC does not change to router.. it changes to nothing much of anything client mode.. In other words, the TC is now a dumb client of the Linksys.. ethernet is turned off.
HP 169.254.111.121
Mac1 169.254.215.89
Hence these are self generated IP addresses. Not allocated by Linksys or TC.
You simply cannot mix apple and non-apple routers in this way.. apple wireless bridge is only for other apple apple routers.
You must connect the two devices by ethernet or ethernet equivalent.. like Homeplug (EOP adapters).
Or you must buy another apple router to introduce it as a WAP plugged by ethernet into the linksys to make the wireless bridge to the TC.

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Printer is Ricoh Aficio MP C3501
The computer could not find the printers so I cleared them from system preferences. Updated everything, including downloading the most up to date driver, restarted and still can not see any printers.
Thank you for your help,
Darren D

Hello ddelin,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I realize that two out of your three computers can see your printer, but one MacBook Pro will not. You have also done some great troubleshooting by deleting the printer, installing drivers, and trying to re-add the printer. If the issue continues, I would suggest resetting the printing system. Please use the attached article for more information.
Troubleshooting printer issues in OS X - Apple Support
If the issue persists, try these additional steps:
Reset the printing system, then add the printer again.
If the issue still persists, reset the printing system again. Download and install your printer's drivers. Then, add the printer again.
Contact the printer vendor or visit their website for further assistance.
Best regards,
Joe

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Hi,
I guess this might not be the correct forum but I can't seem to find anywhere else it may sit. I am having issues with certain bonjour services not running on my iMac, this is mainly affecting speakers being shown in iTunes. I don't have a problem with my mac book on the same network, I wonder if anyone can advise what I can do.
Thanks

I run a studio where there are 3 Macs, each one running a different version of Mac OS X (Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard) and only my Mac (Snow Leopard) can see printers, iTunes servers or speakers connected over Bonjour (both the printer and speakers are connected with an Airport Express)...

My spooler won't stay running, I can't add printers.

My spooler won't stay running, I can't add printers.
Not able to figure out even after firewall on/off, network on/off and all setting to default...
Regards
Reddy

find some possibility solution for spooler wont start here
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/d875ab83-1b17-4a28-8738-e67249a2bdfd/cannot-print-after-update-to-81-printers-gone-print-spooler-keeps-stopping-cannot-add?forum=w8itprohardware
I recommended this step
1. do printer troubleshooting
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/printer-problems-in-windows-help#fix-printer-problems=windows-8&v1h=win8tab3&v2h=win7tab1&v3h=winvistatab1&v4h=winxptab1
2. Uninstall antivirus using removal tools (Kapersky)
3. Registry trick as
JSB43211 suggested, backup your registry before perform this
1. Open Regedit as Administrator
2. Find the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\ key.
3. If you are on a 64-Bit machine, browse to the "Windows x64" sub-key (else "Windows NT x86")
4. Under the "Print Processors" sub-key DELETE ALL THE SUB-KEYS EXCEPT "winprint" key
5. Start the Print Spooler service.
6. Test to see if you can Add a printer.

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I have a Linksys router, WRT54G, which calls itself wireless but has only wired connections.   I have my computer and my phone (for Vonage service) plugged into it.    My router is then connected to the household router by a CAT 5 cable.   The household router is also a Linksys; wireless and with plugs for a half dozen computers.
I get teh Internet fine with no problem, but we want to share my printer on the household network.   My housemate cannot see me on the household network and can't see my router either, and can't communicate with my computer with the \\Name command.   I can't see the household network and can't communicate with my housemate's computer with the \\Name command.
I am running Windows Firewall.   I am sure that so is my housemate.
Is there something special we have to do to set up our routers for the household network to work properly?
It looks like I'm supposed to configure my router to communicate with another router instead of connect directly to the Internet, but when I tried htat and enabled interactive adjusting or whatever I suddenly couldn't access the Intenet and my phone couldn't get a dial tone, until I changed it back.
Tehre isn't any explanation of how to do it anywhere.   There aer technical descriptions of what each thing does but I don't see where it says how to set it up or how to troubleshoot.
I don't know if we were supposed to set up networks and manually add each other's computers. Apparently my housemate did not have to do that with his wife's computer or his notebook.    They just show up in the network.
Yours,
Dora

Thanks for your help.   Unfortunately between when I last looked at your name and when I managed to reply I forgot your name.
1. For the option that the parts of the network can see each other, you plug the cable into the OUTGOING port of the SECONDARY router?    That doesn't make a whole lot of sense; how cuold that possibly work? The way I understand it, the signal can come in only through the incoming plug, which you call the "internet" plug, if I'm understanding you.
2. If you choose the setup that makes any sense - the cable is plugged into the incoming plug - the "internet" plug - on the secondary router, and the ethernet connection on the primary router, can all the computers see each other and their resources, ie, printers they want to share?
3. If not, why on earth?
4. for the second option, it looks like some steps are missing.   Why don't you need to disable DHCP and set the router to be a secondary router?
PM me for my contact details.
Thanks!
Yours,
Dora Smith
(Mod note: Edited post for guideline compliance. Email address removed. Use the PM system please. Thanks!)
Message Edited by JOHNDOE_06 on 02-25-2009 08:39 AM

Can see Windows PCs from Mac, but can't see (and access) Mac from PCs

Yesterday, I ran into a strange problem which I'm not able to figure out.
I share an office with some engineers, who have their computer environment (server, network), all running Windows (XP and Vista on the PCs, Windows 2003 for the server).
Within that environment, I have 2 PCs (both XP) and an iBook G4 (Leopard 10.5.4.). I have also a printer (Epson Laser), which is connected to the office network, and an Airport Extreme Base Station.
Until last week, I could connect from my PCs to my iBook (wirelessly), and from the iBook I could connect to my PCs, the server, and via the server print on my printer (again, all wirelessly).
Over the weekend, I took out the Airport Extreme Base Station (to help with an issue at home - see my thread over at Printing), and yesterday I brought it back to the office and installed it again.
And since I re-installed the Base Station, this is the problem:
1. from PCs, I can't see the iBook (can't attach a PC drive letter - eg. I:\), and therefore can't access it
2. from the iBook, I can't print to my printer - furthermore, when I select the Printing preference and click "Add Printer", no printers whatsoever show up (the list stays blank), whereas before the engineers' printer (some Minolta Bizhub with Bonjour) would show up as well
3. I can, however, access the Windows server from my iBook
Any ideas what's going on? I tried to solve this, but gave up quickly (no way I can possibly figure this out), plus I have this issue at home (can't print wirelessly to a printer attached via USB to a Time Capsule - I can, however, print to the same printer if I attach it to the previously used Airport Express!) - 2 problems and mounting headaches!
I am thinking about re-installing the whole system (take off all data, do a complete wipe and start afresh…), but don't like to spend a whole day doing this…
Again, thanks for any advice!
Jan

You only need one computer to configure the Base Station - and since you can easily do this from your PC, you really don't need to be able to do it from your Mac as well. I suggest you stop worrying about this, leave your Base Station running with the current firmware version, and use your PC if you ever need to make a configuration change.
Note that NO Base Station software needs to be installed on the Mac, for the Mac to be able to connect wirelessly to the Base Station. If your Mac is currently unable to establish a wireless connection to the Base Station, you have a different problem - and one that won't be solved by installing the Airport Admin Utility or downgrading firmware on the Base Station. Incidentally - what type of wireless security are you using on the Base Station - WEP or WPA? A base station configured to use WPA security will only be accessible by a Mac running at least MacOS 10.3.

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