LaserWriter 4/600 PS PRINTING PROBLEMS

When I print to my 4/600 it prints in all streaks of grey ( test page of pure black). The toner has been topped up.
What is the problem please?
Can it be fixed please?
Like on other stylus 740, is there a auto check, is there one on the 4/600?
Also how to I get it to print on OSX 10.3 please?
Thanks in advance!!
G4 Silver Mac OS X (10.3) Dual OS9 & OSX

Auto Check:
There is a lever underneath. It is slightly toward the center from the position of the status lights, in a slot that runs from front to back. Pressing it will cause the "marking engine" to print a full page of Vertical lines, about 6 lines/inch. The controller, which handles PostScript, communication, etc. is bypassed for this test. Problems with this test are in the "printing" portion, not in the "imaging/communication" portion of the printer.
More Test Pages:
If you have a Mac that can run Classic, Apple Printer Utility runs under Classic and can print test pages, font samples, and allow you to set printing options. It is available for download from the older Software Downloads page.
Are you using North American English System? If you cannot find it in your language, post your System Language and someone can help you find the download.
Mac OS X support:
This is a Postscript level 2 Printer, and is supported by Mac OS X Printer Drivers. It is an AppleTalk/LocalTalk printer, and mac OS X does not directly support LocalTalk. To print under Mac OS X requires a Protocol Converter that can translate AppleTalk-over-Ethernet to AppleTalk/LocalTalk.
Farallon EtherMac iPrint LT [but NOT LS] (available used)
Asanté AsantéPrint (available new and used)

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Laserwriter 16/600 PS print quality problem

This printer has given us years of faithful service but has recently started producing smudges at regular intervals down both margins. I installed a new HP toner cartridge which seemed to help for a while but the problem has returned. I'm hoping that there is some preventative maintenance I have foolishly been ignoring,
Can anyone provide any suggestions?

William,
You mentioned regular intervals. Each roller has a different diameter. By measuring the distance between smudges, you can determine which roller is the culprit. Measure and post back. OR, check here for more details.
http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/
Cleaning the fuser roller is a good place to start. As long as the toner does not smudge like wet paint, the heating element is doing its job.
Good luck.
Jim

LaserWriter 4/600 PS = printing on OSX 10.3.9

I am presently running OSX 10.3.9 and would love to print from my laser writer.
I have it connected to a Farralon phonenet connection.
Can it be used using this OSX? If so, what do I have to do as I can only print from it by going back to OS9?
Many thanks

In a network where you have another Router/Gateway, such as a LinkSys, you can run into an unexpected problem with printing via Airport base station. If your Airport Base station is set up to pass out a new set of "private" Ethernet Addresses, you will establish a new subnet which cannot communicate with the other devices (wired Ethernet getting their addresses from the LinkSys).
To remedy this, tell the Airport Base Station not to give out a new range of addresses, but to pass through the ones from the LinkSys. A recipe, but no real explanation, is in this article:
166648- Connecting AppleTalk printers to the base station
To understand what might be happening, look at the IP addresses of each computer. If the LinkSys is using 192.168.0.1, and Ethernet-wired devices are using 192.168.0.x and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, they can communicate only with devices that use the same high three octets in their address. If the Airport Base station passes out 10.10.0.y numbers with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, it cannot talk to the LinkSys at all.
If any Mac has an Address of 169.254.xxx.yyy, it is talking only to itself.

Getting the Apple LaserWriter Pro 600/630 to work on 64 Bit Machines

Hi everyone, I just wanted to post a success story of mine as I was attempting to get an Apple LaserWriter Pro 600/630 printer to work on my 64 Bit Vista machine.
I read on a few posts, namely from this topic, that you could trick windows into thinking that your apple printer was actually an HP Laserwriter III printer (or in my case, a LaserJet rather than LaserWriter), although almost every topic on that subject referenced a website containing the drivers, which has been down for nearly four years. This is the most recent copy I could find of that website discussing the issue I, and several other users, was experiencing.
In short, whatever computer is physically connected to your apple printer (note that this can work for networked setups), you need to select a Laserwriter III PostScript Cartridge v52.2 driver. In my case, I didn't have that driver, although I got away with installing the printer as an HP LaserJet IIIP PostScript Cartridge v52.2.
The test page just finished printing off, and everything seems to be working fine!
I really hope this benefits someone.

Make sure you compile as a 32 bit app.
Have a peek at [this|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/10d5fa88-2013-2c10-c9a5-f11963607d4e] article.
Search these forums.
Search the notes database;
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/advancedsearch?cat=sdn_ossnotes&query=&adv=true
Ludek

Apple Laserwriter 4/600 Won't Print using Lion 10.7.4

Yesterday I bought a new MacBook Pro running 10.7.4 and discovered I cannot print to my Laserwriter 4/600 using Asantetalk connected to ethernet (which is connected via a router to my AirPort Extreme (round, white circa 2005).
If I use one of my older MacBooks to share the printer with my new one, then it prints fine, no problem at all. It's direct printing that's the problem.
I also did NOT have a problem setting up my MBP (OS 10.5.8) to print from the LW when I got it in 2008.
What I've done is:
- Go to Sys. Prefs > Print & Scan > + printer in Printers list, select "IP". At that point I have tried ALL of the options, IPP, LPD and HP, which I detail below. With each one I have tried, I have had to manually Select Printer Software. When I select Apple Laserwriter 4/600, I have had to also manually give it a Name in order for me to Add the printer.
At that point, here's what happens when I try IPP:
- I get the message 'Unable to verify the printer on your network. Unable to connect to " due to an error. Would you like to create the queue?' I select Continue.
- It then says it's setting up the printer, and "Make sure your printer's options are accurately shown here so you can take full advantage of them." Memory Configuration: I select 6 MB, then the OK button.
- Then it says it's setting up the printer.
- I then try to print.
- I open up the printer monitor, it acts like it's going to print, but then Pauses. My document stays in the queue, and when I try to Resume Printer, it acts like it's going to print again, but then get a message something like "The printer's URI is incorrect or no longer exists." The it pauses it again. I try again. Pause. and it will just keep doing this and never print.
Keep in mind, after I try each method and it doesn't work, I delete both the print job and the printer from the list.
So I delete the printer, try adding a new one with LPD:
- It doesn't give me a message that it's unable to verify the printer on my network, which seems good, but then when I try to print, it says it's copying print data, it's connected to the printer, and then it pauses. I keep trying, but it keeps pausing it.
When I try the HP, like the IPP it tells me it's unable to verify the printer on my network. I Continue anyway, it acts as if it's setting it up, but nothing happens, so I hit the "Configure" button. I then select my memory configuration. It seems to take, so I try to print. It acts like it's processing the job, but then says the printer is busy.
I went to this page:
I hope I have given enough information about my ystem and printer. I have scoured these forums and Google, and cannot find a solution to my problem that works. I am hoping I don't have to print only using a shared printer because that is a bit of a hassle since I don't plan on always having an older MBP running as a server.
Thanks.

The original hardware and cabling specification for AppleTalk was known as LocalTalk.
See: http://lowendmac.com/ed/rosen/09ar/appletalk-localtalk.html
Another helpful link (found with Google): http://www.tikkabik.com/?p=2289

Can't print from my Apple Laserwriter 16/600 PS

Hello,
I have an Apple Laserwriter 16/600 PS that I used to be able to print documents to from my Mac G4 OS 10.2.8 via a network connection with my Mac 9600/OS 8 as a shared printer. It was an easy solution to the cabling issues between laserwriters of that vintage and G4s and USB ports. But this was not a good option after I upgraded my G4 to OS 10.4.8.
So now I have connected this printer to my G4/OS 10.4.8 using a Keyspan USB parallel printer adapter. I am networked using built-in Ethernet; connect to my ISP via TCP/IP using DHCP that automatically assigns an IP address to my computer and router. I have AppleTalk set to active and configured automatically. I do notice that I have no AppleTalk zones that I can use. So I'm not sure what use this is.
I set up the printer on my G4 with the Printer Setup Utility using Line Printer Daemon - LPD protocol. I used the same IP address as my computer, gave it a name and location and selected the model Apple Laserwriter 16/600 PS v2014.106 to print from the menu list in the utility.
I can see the printer using Apple System Profiler under Hardware/Printers/Queue Name. I can see the printer in my applications' page setup dialog. But I cannot print anything. (At one point during my hours of effort, and with another setup configuration, when I viewed the job printing from the setup utility, it said the job was printing, but it just ran and ran. Now it simply says "no job printing.")
I repaired permissions, used MacJanitor and restarted everything. Still no luck. The cable is plugged in properly as far as I can tell.
Questions:
1. Have I assigned the incorrect IP address to the printer (it is the same as my ISP assigned IP address for my computer? If so what should I assign as an IP address?
2. Do I need to download an Apple Laserwriter 16/600 print driver or some other software to make the computer and printer agree with each other?
3. Should I be using another protocol in the Printer Setup Utility? IPP and HP Jet Direct - Socket are the other protocols available in this utility. Once again, what is the correct IP address to use for a connected printer?
4. Why are there no AppleTalk zones available even though I have made AppleTalk active?
5. I do have access to OS Classic and the old printer utility, but how do I utilize that to make this printer work on OS 10.4.8?
I am sure there must be a solution and I have spent a long time Googling and searching. If someone could walk me through a solution or point to an article or download that would help, I would be so appreciative.
Thanks for any help on this.
Shelley
Power PC G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8)
Message was edited by: Shelley Schreiber

Shelley,
The adapter is just that. It changes one plug at one end to a standard RJ 45 phone style socket on the other end. Plug in the <---> plug into the <---> socket on the back of the printer. The box end of the transceiver has a standard socket for the usual phone style plug.
"Do the transceiver (that I am assuming has the aaui adapter plug on it) and the RJ45 ethernet plug come as separate items that I then string together with the cat 5 cable? "
They can come as a box with two sockets and one short adapter cable or a box with one RJ 45 socket and one short cable permenantly attached that has the <---> plug for the printer.
"Or are these three items available as a unit that I can just order, ready to go (i.e. plug into the printer and connect to the computer.)?"
I have not seen one that was long enough to eliminate the need for the cat 5 ethernet cable. The length of cable needed varies so widely that manufacturers just make the adapter, you choose the length of cable.
Ethernet does not split like phone splitters. Hubs were designed for that task. Your router acts as a spliter/hub PLUS routing duties so go ahead and use it for its intended purpose. The uplink port on the router goes to the link with another network so save that port for your DSL modem.
Wikipedia offers a little background reading here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_switch
Not to be outdone, Yahoo has a site:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070331094643AAcs2Rs
So, to recap, you do not need a separate ethernet hub - good guess, they do exist. A switch is a fast HUB - oversimplified explanation - and is not needed in your situation. Your router has a hub plus an uplink port for linking to another router connected to another Local Area Network.
Think of a router this way. My son has LAN parties with ten or more computers in one room connected to the internet. Without a router, the internet company would see ten computers and send him a bill for ten internet connections. At AOL rates, that would be $220 or more a month. Ouch! A router takes those ten computers and reduces the network signals into one so he only gets a bill for one $22/month connection. Much nicer for a student's budget.
Hope this helps.
Jim

How to hook up a Laserwriter 16/600 so it works with computers running Mac OS 10.6 or greater.

I am using a MacBook Pro 2.4 Ghz. I am using an Apple 1Tb Time Capsule as my source for the internet and "router" (I don't know if I'm using the terminology correctly, so if you need clarification, ask away). I have that Time Capsule connected to my Laserwriter 16/600 (32 meg ram) via an eternet cable from an Ethernet port on the Time Capsule to an Apple Twisted Pair Transceiver Model No M0437 on the 16/600 printer. Is this an acceptable AAIU Transceiver?
I can print to the Laserwriter 16/600 with any machine that has OS 10.5 or less because they have Appletalk. If I have greater than OS 10.5 those machines do not recognize the Laserwriter 16/600. I can set it up as described in other posts telling me to us IP printing and the printer's IP address, and it refuses to connect. When a print order is given, It just searches for the printer continually and finally gives up saying it cannot connect. I know the IP address of the printer, 198.162.1.6 in this case because I have a machine that runs OS 9 and can use the old Apple Printer Utility to discern such essential details. I can change the IP address to anything I want and have done so. Nothing works.
Let me say, as well, that I can print with the Mac OS 10.6 printer as long as I use Bonjour, but that necessitates having a computer with 10.5 or less act as the "bridge" between the two. I'm already doing that with success, but it gets wearisome having to make sure both computers are up, running and not asleep. I want to print from the 10.6 or greater computer whether others are running or not.
I can do all the above, entering in the correct IP address and it still will NOT connect with the printer via this current hook up. I can even hard wire to the Apple Twisted Pair Transceiver Model No. M0437 using an Ethernet cable hard wired between the Transceiver and the MacBook running OS 10.6 completely omitting any wireless connection and NOTHING connects.
What am I doing wrong?
Please don't give me "theory" (what should work) because I've tried it all and it doesn't. Tell me only if you have a similar set up, running OS 10.6 or greater and have had consistent success printing to a Laserwriter 16/600. I realize that the problem is that Apple ceased supporting AppleTalk with systems greater than OS 10.5, which made all this work so seamlessly. Thank you Apple for that omission!
Will a parallel Port to USB adapter work in this case? The 16/600 has an unused, capped parallel port. Will it work for Mac OS 10.6 or greater, or is it only operational with Windows computers? Is there some magic patch or driver that's needed for one to work on a Mac or is it plug and play? People say they will, but I've heard that they won't work with this Mac configuration. Again, don't give me theory. Some speak so glibly about getting one and then of course "with USB all problems are solved." Others say they don't work.
Informed suggestions are eagerly awaited.

Novice or not, you've signed yourself up to set up an IP network.
The answer you seek — what address to assign to the printer — is dependent on knowing what the configuration of the DHCP address pool is. If the stuff is in the 10.0.1.1 to 10.0.1.254 range, then you're likely in the 10.0.1.0/24 subnet, which means you can assign an address to that printer in that range that is not configured in the DHCP pool.
You're probably using the Airport as the DHCP server, so use Airport Utility (Applications > Utilities) to have a look around for the DHCP server settings within that device. If the DHCP server is enabled, you'll almost certainly find a range of addresses that the DHCP server can pass out. (Other devices can also potentially be a DHCP server for your network, such as your cable or DSL box. You'll usually only want one DHCP server, but I don't know what device is providing that service is on your network.)
If you're not sure what box is the DHCP server, the IP address can be available from a couple of Terminal.app command (launch Terminal.app from Applications > Utilities), ifconfig and ipconfig, as shown with some (partial) response data:
ifconfig -l
lo0 gif0 stf0 en0 p2p0
That's a lowercase dash-ell, BTW. Look for the en device in the list that gets returned. en0 from the above list is used in the following command:
ipconfig getpacket en0
server_identifier (ip): 10.4.4.1
If you see a couple of en devices, try both.
The server identifier is the DHCP server IP address. That's the address of the box on your network that's passing out IP addresses — the address is 10.4.4.1 in the example shown. What that particular network box is (on your network) I don't know.
As it can both help answer your question and help improve the documentation, please let me know what parts of what I've written both here and over in the article might be confusing to you.

Laserwriter 4/600 not working after 10.6.8 update

Hi,
my old Apple laser writer 4/600 used to work like a charme as a network printer via an old MDD Mac when I would print from my iMac 27 2010 in any Snow Leopard version up to 10.6.7. With the 10.6.8 update it broke and would not print anything from the iMac any more. I did install the fixes I could find around the net, but to no avail.
Today I was thrilled to see, that Apple had issued a 10.6.8 fix, that would hopefully take care of the printing problem. I did run the update, then deleted the laserwriter as a printer, added it back as a printer and even reset the local talk bridge, but unfortunately it is still not printing. When I print directly from my MDD Mac, it works fine, but of course that is still running 10.4 Tiger.
Is there a chance to get it to work again? The printer itself has only printed 10,000 pages and still works very well. It would be a shame to throw it out.
As far as I see it, the print jobs are just hanging in an endless print cue and are never sent off to the printer.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Peter

I don't think that it was the 10.6.8 update. There was an update to the Epson drivers that came out only a couple of days before 10.6.8 became available. You most likely installed the Epson 2.7 drivers along with 10.6.8. That version of the Epson drivers will not work with your printer. See my post in a similar thread on how to revert back to the Epson 20.6 drivers.

Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS with Win 7 (64bit): Looking for driver software

Hello,
can anybody tell me where to find the driver software for the Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS connected to my Windows PC running Windows 7 (64Bit). With Win XP there was no problem at all, the printer got connected via plug and play, whereas with Win 7 I can't get it to work.
If there is no original WIN7 compatible driver version available, is there any other printer driver that could be used instead.
Any help is very much appreciated.
Best regards
Jochen (Heidelberg/Germany)

I'm testing to install hylafax in my computer with Windows 7 another option.
Installing a PS printer http://yourmacguy.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/print-from-win7-to-macosx/

LaserWriter Pro 600

My LaserWriter Pro 600 will not talk through my Ethernet connection to my iMac G4, Please Help!
I have an iMac with an 800 MHz Power PC G4 Processor
using Mac OS 10.4.5I also have a LaserWriter Pro 600 v2010.130 which I brought from the office where I had a G3 Mac using System 9.2, and I was using a LaserWriter 8 Driver (from the Chooser).
I would like to use the LaserWrier on the iMac, and I have done the following:
Connected the Appletalk cable (9 pin) from the LaserWriter to an Asante Talk connector box; then the Ethernet cable from Asante to my iMac Ethernet port.
From the Finder: Go>Utilities>Printer Setup Utility, where I filled in the following: NOTE: Icon at the top said ‘IP Printer’
Protocol: Line Printer Daemon - LPD (Selected Option)
Name: LaserWriter Pro 600 v2010.130
Location: Macintosh HD
Queue Name: LaserWriter Pro 600 v2010.130 (Automatic fill)
Host Name: ????
Print Using: Apple
Driver Version: 10.4 (these last 2 are from the printer’s Get Info)
PPD File Version: 4.1 (I did not fill in these values)
Now I have read the LaserWriter 4/600 problem posed by Andre Blaize on
3/20/06 and the various answers through Grant Bennet. I have tried
everything suggested, but I still can’t get anything to print. He had a
different LaserWriter and was using Mac OS 10.4.3, and he got it all to work,
so I was hoping the same could happen to my situation.
Help!
Warren McArthur
[email protected]

Grant, thanks for the references, but they don't work...
"1. Open Print Center (/Applications/Utilities/). The Printer List window appears. If you want to delete a job, choose Show Queue from the Printers menu..."
I can't open Print Center. It's an application and double-clicking it yields nothing. However, I can delete a printer by using Printer Setup Utility. When I open it there's a list of my printers. I select one and click on DELETE...gone. Then I click on ADD and set up a new printer as I did before.
However, I have now concluded that the LaserWriter Pro 600 v2010.130 does not work with an iMac G4 running OS 10.4.5 utilizing the Asante Talk box.
So I am going to take the LaserWriter back to the office and use it with my Macintosh G3 (SCSI).
Thanks again, Warren

Laserwriter Pro 600 or laserwriter 300 personal

I have a friend who just bought an intel iMac.
she has 2 old printers, one is a Personal Laserwriter 300 the other is a
Laserwriter Pro 600. she has lots of ink for the Pro.
she also has an Asante'Talk adapter (is this called an ethernet bridge???)
not sure , you plug the serial in one side then the ethernet cable comes out the other side.
I plugged it in but then did not know where to go from there!!!
Can anyone tell me if either of these will work or if I am barking up the wrong tree.
thanks laura

Ask your friend for more help with which printer was plugged in with the adapter.
The Personal Laserwriter 300 is a serial-only QuickDraw printer. It is not supported directly by Mac OS X, even if you solve the cabling problems. there are third party drivers that can support it in a generic way.
The LaserWriter Pro 600 is a Postscript level 2 printer, directly supported by Mac OS X LaserWriter driver. It has an Appletalk/LocalTalk Interface.
The Asanté AsantéTalk is a converter or Bridge from AppleTalk-over-Ethernet to AppleTalk/Localtalk. It could work with the 600. But it is cranky about re-acquiring devices that have dropped out for any reason.
Be sure AppleTalk is turned on in your Mac, in the Preferences > Network > Built-In (or other) Ethernet Pane, center button is AppleTalk.
Make sure the Printer and everything is on and ready, then cycle off the power to the AsantéTalk and count to ten. Turn it back on and open the Preferences >Print & Fax > Set Up Printers > and choose AppleTalk as the method. You have no zones. Your printer should appear.
Do you have all the cables, ending with a Mini DIN-8 (round) plug for the printer?

HP LJ 600 M602 printer hard drive pass word reset

How to reset a lost password for a HP LJ 600 M602 printer. The Solid State hard drive failed and it is asking for a password in the admin menu. I did not set a password on this printer or hard drive.

If you could provide the error/code it is generating, we could prove you the password.
Wish you luck,
Karthik
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Printing problem when PDF is sent to the printer with certain fonts - missing text

I'm running into a printing problem when PDFs containing certain characters of the Calibri font are used. The text in large sections of the PDF is missing on the paper version, but the text is there on the screen. It's also happened when the PDFs we created were e-mailed out to a client and printed on their printer. The problem is not present when printing directly from the programs (Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, etc.). I've been trying to get tech support from Adobe on this, but every time I call they apologize and say they will call back in 4-6 hours with an answer. Same result each time, no call back. If anyone from Adobe is listening, it's case number 184891587. The font appears as an embedded subset when I look at the document properties. Sometimes deleting one or two Characters allows for larger text blocks to be printed - i.e. removing a long dash in bold from the heading of a paragraph makes the paragraph reappear when printed to paper from PDF. In all cases the PDF appears correct on the screen. Printing as an image allows the text to appear, but the image quality isn't acceptable for small text, even at the 600 dpi setting on the printer. If the PDF is sent out by e-mail, we do not have control over the end-user's printer setup anyway, so we need this to work in all cases.
The setup/process I'm using is as follows:
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit
Microsoft Office 2013 - problem is present when printing documents from Word, Excel or Visio. Even other variations on documents.
I've tried Acrobat versions 11.0.0 to 11.0.5 as well as Acrobat Pro 11.0.0 and 11.0.1. Same Result
Printing to Adobe PDF as the printer, from the third party application
Printing to a Xerox printer from PDF using Acrobat - Text missing
Client prints to Konica printer - Text missing
I print to the wide-format Ricoh (which also does 11x17) and the text is present.
Is there something I'm missing? Is the entire font not getting embedded into the PDF file? I noticed that rolling back to a much older version of the Calibri font (1.02 compared to 5.72) makes the problem mostly go away, but it's not completely gone. Is it possible the font is too large to be completely embedded? Where can I go from here?

Success! At least for now. It looks like my problem was fixed with Adobe's most recent update, 11.0.06. From the release notes:
PDF creation
Added support for Lotus Notes 9.
Added support for WebCapture in IE 11.
Added support for conversions from AutoCAD 2013.
3652540 A blank pdf is created for files having hidden visual style.
3601108 Flow Chart converts as a multicolored square.
3654345 Word documents missing parts of images in conversion to PDF.
3654572 Temporary file size increases when creating pdf by combining multiple files into one PDF.
3670155 PDF file created with Distiller XI prints incorrectly to some printers. (Emphasis mine)
3599407 Checkbox check marks do not appear in these files.
3663233 IE Web Capture in localized OS: Icons and drop-down menu items are missing and conversion dialog is not localized.
3651931 Chrome Only: Few web pages when converted to pdf from Chrome plugin doesn’t show up the Save As dialog.
3597910 EPM Mode On: Web capture is not working on Windows 8-32 bit when cache folder is missing.
3610644 Firefox 23.0: With Firefox version 23.0 (latest), the WebCapture icon shows up very dim as if it is disabled.
3650244 ODA falis to convert DWG files to PDF for large files.
I don't know if that's definately what solved the problem, but it sure sounds similar and this is the update that made the printing problem go away. We can't get the PDFs to fail at this point with our printers, even with Calibri 5.72. I'll come back to thread if we have printing problems at the end-user locations.

Is it possible to download fonts to Laserwriter Pro 600 from OS X?

I have a LaserWriter Pro 600 that is still working remarkably well, using an Appletalk converter on my Network. In the past (OS 9 days), I used to be able to download PS fonts directly into the 8Mb of onboard memory in order to speed up printing when using fonts that are not built into the memory.
Is this even possible with OS X, and how do you do it?

Thanks, maybe I should have been more specific - I have a new MacBook Pro running Leopard, so Classic is out of the picture. I assume there's no way to do this without Classic?

More Printing Problems - 3 Macs, one works, two don't

I just started having problems printing to my Apple LaserWriter 12/640 PS printer the other day. I think it started when I added a Vonage phone connection to my network, but odd things were happening before that, and I need some advise.
I have three computers:
G5 PowerPC
and two Intel MacBooks.
I was having problems a while ago with the AppleTalk and the first Intel MacBook, so I switched it to IPP printing, and it has worked fine since.
When I got the second MacBook from work, I tried to set the printing with the same configuration - everything is exactly the same, same IP address, same printer name etc. But this second MacBook doesn't want to print.
Now the G5 is giving me the same problem.
I send and get a "Connecting to 192.168.1.110 on port 631..." message (on both the problem computers) in the printer window, and the blue candy cane does it's thing, and eventually I get a "Unable to connect to IPP host: Operation timed out" message.
I tried opening the Terminal and going and entering "telnet 192.168.1.110"
I enter my password, and can print a test page from both the G5 and the second MacBook, with no problem. So the computer is seeing the printer some how, I just can't send from any other application.
I've given up on AppleTalk, none of my computers can connect to the printer that way. (at least not anymore)
I don't want to suspect the Vonage connection, because the G5 is connected directly to the printer via my router, the MacBooks to the printer via an AirPort also connected directly to the router. And since one is working, I would think the others would as well.
The only other thing that I'm seeing that is confusing is that the IP addresses for each printer is slightly different:
G5: 192.168.15.2
MacBook 1 (the one that prints): 192.168.1.103
MacBook 2: 192.168.1.104
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

greg sahli wrote:
Please tell us the IP addresses of all computers and the settings in network prefs. You need to be our eyes and ears here - give us details, please.
Computer #1 - G5 Tower:
IP Address: 192.168.15.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.15.1
Computer #2 - MacBook Pro
IP Address: 192.168.1.103
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.1.1
Computer #3 - MacBook Pro
IP Address: 192.168.1.104
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.1.1
Just to help us understand - did you previously set the wireless computers' IP addresses manually, to be in the subnet range of the printer, so you could print?
No - if I understand you correctly. The IP Addresses of the two MacBooks are set automatically. (I believe from the AirPort)
I did - at one point - set the IP Address of the Printer because the first MacBook, my first Intel machine, was not seeing the printer with AppleTalk. I went to the forum, and was given instructions on how to do this using the Apple Laserwriter Utility in Classic. (This was a while ago - March. I just looked back at the postings and it was your responses that solved my problem. thanks)
When I got a second Intel MacBook (from work) I had problems using the same settings to connect to the printer until I tried your solution of connecting via Line Printer Daemon - LPD. That worked until I changed the subnet settings of the printer to try to match the IP Address of the G5.
I think my mistake was to change the subnet number rather than the IP number in the Terminal. I can no longer see the printer from any of the computers, using the Terminal or any other method that I know of.
Hope this helps to troubleshoot, I appreciate the advice and help.
Message was edited by: Paul Trautwein1

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