Connecting to Printer via Ethernet

I connect to a Ricoh C2051 with a ethernet cable. It works fine from the old iMac G5 with 10.4.11 but the new iMac 10.7.2 won't recognize the cable. We have tried mirroring the setup information, IP addresses and subnet but still not getting a green light for ethernet. But when we reconnect to old one no problems. The only difference we can find is AppleTalk is active on the old computer and doesn't exist on the new.The difference must be in the new system. Can anyone help?

I figured it out. Check out the following:
http://www.brother.com/E-ftp/macosxstate-us.htm
http://pub.brother.com/pub/com/pdf/macosx/mac105driver_dpq.pdf

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How do i connect a printer via ethernet?

greetings.
i run an imac 20 inch late 2006 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running 10.7.4 and i would like to connect a sharp al-1655cs printer/copier/scanner directly to the mac. first off, i know sharp doesn't have a mac driver for this machine; but i'm hoping i can come up with some sort of "plain vanilla" solution. i've tried to establish the connection via usb and ethernet with no results. via usb, the mac identifies the sharp, thinks it delivers a print job, and 10 minutes later declares the job complete with no actual output. via ethernet, i'm not able to add an acceptable ip address (the one given on the side of the machine 080014 6d3efc -- which i've tried in groups of two, three and four separated by periods or colons). i do have a wifi router and could patch the printer into that but, frankly, i'd like to avoid buying a 20' ethernet cable. i've looked far and wide across the interweb and am not finding any help specific to direct ethernet cabling a printer to a mac running running 10.7.4. i'm pretty tech-capable, so don't be shy suggesting solutions. any help to get this going would be greatly appreciated.

Unfortunately, the software is only for Wintel machines. Sharp does state in its manual that the AL-1655CS can be used by Apple machines via the USB 2.0 port. But in reality, you need to be running Mac OS 10.3 and above to use the printing, network, and scanning applications native to OS X or through 3rd party applications, like Photoshop.
http://www.helium.com/items/1773396-sharp-cl-1655cs-printer-review?page=2
I think you may be out of luck though.

Connecting a printer via Ethernet to Router

I have just migrated from HH3 to HH5. Using HH3 I had an Oki MFP connecting via an ethernet cable to the router, and all computers using the router wirelessly could then also use the printer.
However, I have now spent about six hours trying to get this to work on the HH5 to no avail. Oki Help Desk have checked absolutely everything, and it is clearly something to do with the new router rather than the printer. I know that the router is not meant to function as a print server, and so I suspect that BT have now changed something so that this will no longer work (they said it didn't work previously, but clearly it did because I was using it for years!)
Would just like to know definitively if this will definitely not work, having spent so much time on it, and knowing that it used to work. Oki have stated that there is possibly some reserved IP addresses that could be used for this. I have tried using the IP address that is allocated to the printer and then manually changing the IP address on the printer as well and connecting to that, but none of these work. Does anybody know if there are there any IP addresses that will work or will this definitely not work at all?
If I cannot attach my printer this way, how should I be installing my printer so that others can share it over the network?
Thanks for your help.

I am pleased it worked
Their definition of sharing is unlikely to be the same as what Windows networking expects, so it should not make any difference.
Sharing would normally refer to the case when you have the printer connected via USB, and you want other Windows devices to be able to access it, via you computer.
You would not find my website on a web search, as its restricted to BT Internet customers, and search engines cannot index it
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

I cannot find the 'WPA passphrase' to connect my printer via wireless and cannot find it in Airport utility (MAC says it cannot find any open airports)

MAC OS X 10.6.3 - desktop Mac
I browsed similar questions and saw that someone recommended going to the Airport Utility and then selecting manual set up or something- anyways, it could not find any airports. I have brought my printer from my house as my BF's has died - this is the first time it's asked for a WPA passphrase. We tried a very long series of capital letters and numbers as well as the password for the internet and both times the printer said "invalid passphrase"..... ......

Airport Utility is for administration of genuine Apple Base Stations. If you have a different Brand, Airport Utility can do nothing for you.
I think they're using ethernet.
To connect a Printer via Ethernet, no password is needed.
We already tried the password for the internet and that did not work...
If a password is required to connect to the Internet, then WiFi is likley being used, and that WiFi password is the one needed for the Printer connect wirelessly as well.
What make&model Printer? Is it indeed a Wireless Printer? Most connect via USB, but that would force it to use a specific computer to assist in printing.

I am trying to connect to an HP 4550N printer via ethernet from an iMac with OSX 10.6 but cannot print.

I am trying to connect to an HP 4550N printer via ethernet from an iMac with OSX 10.6 but cannot print.

never assume or assume their advice works out of the box
install the drivers that they sate is the latests on their site!
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=dk &prodNameId=21861&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=27901&swLang=8&taskId=135&swEnvO ID=4082

What is the difference between connecting a printer via USB or Ethernet ?

What is the difference between connecting a printer via USB or Ethernet ?

When a Printer with an Ethernet connector is connected via Ethernet, it becomes a peer device on your Network. It is available whenever it is on for all users on your Network.
When connected via USB, it relies on your computer to "Share" it onto the local Network. It is only available when the attached computer is on. It takes resources from that computer to facilitate printing for any User.

Connecting Canon LBP9100cdn Laser printer via ethernet/wifi hub

I have connected my Canon LBP9100cdn Laser printer via ethernet through a modem hub. We can connect either through direct ethernet hard connection or wifi, on OS10.8.3. Occasionally it just stops finding the printer. Have latest CUPS driver, have reset printing system and reinstalled driver and reinstalled printer. Turned printer off and on. Sometimes it takes a few goes to get the right random sequence, but this time I just can't get it to connect. Other computers on the system, both ethernet hard wired and wifi can still connect- all on the same operating system.

When you get this lost connection, try opening Safari (or web browser of choice) and enter the IP address of the 9100 as the URL. This should connect to the internal web page of the printer. If this does connect, then see if you can resume the queue to print again. In theory, if the print queue on the Mac pauses, then the web browser test should also fail to connect to the printer.

Sharing printer via ethernet

I have an imac G5 and a dual usb ibook connected via ethernet, with an hp officejet 6210 AiO printer connected to the imac via usb. I'm sharing the printer with the ibook.
The way I was able to find the printer from the ibook was by selecting IP printers and then selecting "imac.local" under the "Printer Name." For "location," the Printer Info window shows "unknown." This seemed strange to me, but I had not been able to get it to work before, so I tried it. I can print with no problem, but I can't control the quality. It seems to print "Standard," based on comparing a document printed from my ibook with one printed from my imac with standard quality.
Is there another way to share a printer via ethernet or a way to control the print quality using the my method?
Thanks,
Kevin

Do you have the appropriate printer drivers installed on the iBook?

I need to backup TC's drive. How do I do this to WD MyBook Live connected to TC via Ethernet?

I need to backup TC's drive. How do I do this to WD MyBook Live connected to TC via Ethernet?

P.S. Solved it exactly the other way around (compared to the original intent). 4 simple steps:
1. Made WD's MyBook Live my primary file server.
2. Made WD's MyBook Live my backup location for Time Machine (moving to it made me reconfigure TM on all home Macs = new full backups and no old data left - but I didn't really need old backups - they were sitting there just in case).
Added bonus - on MyBook Live it is easy to create shares (so that now my general file server is separate from my photo archive and software archive, etc.) - while on TC I had to partition the drive.
3. Moved all files from TC to MyBook Live.
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5. Instructed MyBook Live to automatically backup itself to TC.
Job done.

Directly Connect Two Macs Via Ethernet

This has certainly been answered before, but a quick search didn't give any results. So here goes ...
I wanted to connect two macs via ethernet. I use the mount tool in finder "connect to server" all the time with machines on a network, but I've never done with with two macs directly connected.
So I connect them and my first instinct is to check the IP address of the machine I want to connect to. I then go to "connect to server" and type it in using the AFP protocol, but it doesn't work.
At this point I'm stumped and not sure what to do. I don't use the "network" item in the finder sidebar very often but I clicked it, and sure enough the machine I want to connect to was listed, and I was able to connect / mount.
So here's my question ... if I wanted to use "connect to server" tool, or even mount it manually with the mount command, how would I do it? Is it using AFP still to mount and the IP address is just bogus? Something else going on?

But I'm telling you I tried using the IP address ... here, let me try again ...
I find this address on the machine I want to connect to: 169.254.177.122
I put this into "connect to server" on the machine I want to connect from: afp://169.254.177.122
It spins for a while, then says it can't connect. Strangely, if I do a cmd-i on the machine in the network sidebar, it says: nfs:// automount ... into /Network
So are you sure putting in the ip should work? If so what am I doing wrong?
Okay ... plot thickens. When I cmd-i after I connect, it indeed says it is an AFP connect, but it gives the "local" name, say powerbook.local. But then, if I "ping powerbook.local" if gives me back the same IP I tried in connect to server. Huh?
mbp:~ rjcarr$ ping powerbook.local
PING powerbook.local (169.254.177.122): 56 data bytes
Weird. It isn't that big of a deal ... I just like to know what is going on.

Connect time capsule via ethernet to Mac for back-up only. Is it possible without internet connection ?

Connect time capsule via ethernet to Mac for back-up only. Is it possible without internet connection ?

Hi Bob,
I'm not certain the post I sent was posted correctly, as I added it as a reply to a 3-year old thread. Since this is a recently-active thread, though not specific to the issue at hand, I thought I'd post again:
Three years ago you helped me set up a roaming wireless network in my home. It's been rock-steady and I'm forever grateful to you for the time and guidance you gave me. I'd now like to swap out my AirPort Extreme base station for a time capsule. As I understand it, I should be able to unplug the base station and replace it with the TC without problem, so long as I use all the same settings on my TC... network name, security protocol, password, etc. Given the complexity of my network, I thought I should check with you first for any advice you might have. I don't want to set up a new network or make any changes to the existing one-- with the exception of using the TC in place of the AE. I'm already using Time Machine for backups. As a refresher, my current setup has the AE as base station and 3 expresses hard-wired with Ethernet connections elsewhere in my home. I have a 4th express set up wirelessly to use with my stereo system at the front of the house. All AXs are 'n's and are set up, as per your instructions, in Bridge mode to extend the existing network. I'm running the most updated version of Mavericks on my MBPro. Any suggestions you might have will be, as always, very much appreciated! Sincerely, Phyllis Sommers

Mac-compatible printer, via ethernet

I have been looking around, without much luck, trying to find a Mac-compatible ethernet printer which also prints (via Ethernet) from a PC.
Does Apple or anyone have a list of Ethernet compatible printers?
Thanks!

...and I've never heard of a network-capable (ethernet) printer that didn't support Macs, either.
If you want to go kinda fancy for not too many buck$ and are looking at a specific model number suggestion, last month I found a Hewlett Packard CP 2025 DN printer on line for $400 (incl. shipping). Color, laserjet, built-in duplexer, ethernet or USB. Only things I didn't like was it doesn't have built-in wireless network (external box $65 option) and it won't take 11x17 paper (which is too bad because it supports "booklet" layout when printing duplex). But for $400, I guess I can live with those "shortcomings." Works fine with my ppc under osx, works fine with my macintel under osx, I know HP-anything works with wintel.
Moderators: I have no pecuniary interest in Hewlett Packard or any online vendor.

"Connected to internet via Ethernet" ... but won't work

Looks like I have it set up correctly. Says "Connected to internet via Ethernet", yet I am getting absolutely no internet. Where have I gone wrong?
Oddly enough, it even says this when there is no ethernet cable plugged into it and is blinking amber.
What is going on?

Assuming you have a cable or DSL modem cabled to the Airport Express ethernet port... pull power to both the modem and the Airport Express for five minutes (or up to thirty minutes if you can stand it). Then plug power into the modem and wait a minute. Then plug power into the Airport Express and wait a minute. Hopefully your connection with your ISP will now have reset, and the Airport Express will get an IP address and show a solid green status light.

Macbook will not connect to printer via the network

I have my G5 computer connected to my home network airport extreme with an ethernet cable. I have a new Canon MX 860 (which will work over a network) which is also connected to the airport extreme with an ethernet cable (wired lan connection). The G5 and the Canon work well together; printing and scanning etc.
I have a Macbook that will not connect to the Canon via the network. I have checked and rechecked the setup and am stumped. I get various failure notices:
"The "Canon..." printer could not be found in your list of printers" (altho it is listed)
"Unable to get printer status (forbidden)"
"Status: In use, Default" (altho the printer is ready and not in use)
"Operation could not be completed -client-error-not-possible"
Both computers are setup for printer sharing and the printer list allows the Canon to be shared.
The network works well supporting Macbook and several Tivos.
Any help on what I should try next?
Thanks for any suggestions
John

Hello John,
For starters, you don't need printer sharing enabled. Since the MX860 is connected to the extreme via Ethernet, then the MacBook should be able to connect directly to the MX860 via wireless or wired.
For either type of connection, you need to add the printer via More Printers > Canon IJ Network. You should not connect via the Default browser view, as this will only show the shared printer via the G5 (which you should disable). In fact, based on the errors you are getting, it does sound like you have added the printer by selecting the shared offering.
So I would delete the current printer queue and add again, using the More Printers > Canon IJ Network menu. This window should show the MX860 with its MAC address in brackets. When you select it and press Add, the printer will be created with a name something like 'Canon MX860 series (00.00.85.xx.xx.xx)'.
If the printing still fails with the printed added as above, then please reply.
PaHu

Printing to older LaserJet Printer via Ethernet Cable

Hi. I've read many posts that don't quite get as basic as I need. I am trying to get an old HP LaserJet 5 printer I love running on my mac running OSX 10.4.11. The printer has an ethernet port (no USB) and so does my mac. Should be simple right? WRONG! I downloaded and installed the correct driver from HP, connected the printer to my mac with the ethernet cable. Rebooted and tried to add the printer via the Printer Utility. I THINK the printer was supposed to be recognized in some way automatically in the add process since it is connected via a cable and turned on, but isn't. I also, following a post here, enabled AppleTalk with built-in Ethernet. Can someone please give me a simple step by step to add this printer? Do I truly need some adapter to use the direct Ethernet to Ethernet connection? That seems crazy to me!

That printer is too old to support Bonjour, so it will not be recognized automatically. You also need to set an IP address for the printer, the gateway address of your router, and the network mask. This is done via the printer's front panel. To add the printer requires configuring it in the Printer Setup Utility as an LPR printer. You will need to enter the IP address of the printer and an optional queue name of your choice (not more than 11 alpha-numeric characters plus the underline. No spaces.)
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