Printing via a network sysyem

I have a hp officejet 5505 all in one printer, it's old but compatible and when I connect it directly to my macbook it prints. This printer is connected to a windows platform PC via USB cable. Although my mac can access this PC and open documents the print command doesn't work via the network. When I go into print and fax in utilities I can find the printer listed but when asked to select the driver I don't find the exact model. Can anybody help me?

The driver HP provides for most non-postscript printers is USB-only. You need to find a third-party CUPS driver to use the CUPS-provided network printing options.
The driver that works for your 5500 Series printer is hpijs (three-part download) from here:
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/macosx

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First, Mac worked fine wirelessly, then had to print via ethernet for PC. Then that quit working for PC. So I uninstalled printer drivers on PC, reinstalled and it works great printing via the network.
However, now my Mac -- my main computer -- wont print. It spends hours "connecting....." MacBook running Leopard OS 10.5.8.
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I've tried turning the printer off and restarting.... didn't help.
I bought this wireless printer so that both computers could use 1 printer.... I don't want to have 2 printers for my little office! Please help HP!

First, please look on the label underneath the router and let us know the exact model and hardware version of the router. Also check which firmware you are running on the router at http://192.168.1.1/ and verify that you are actually running the most current firmware. You can find out which is the newest firmware on the downloads page of the linksys website.
Second, is it possible that you used the Mac before to connect directly to the internet without the router? In that case it could well be possible that the Mac is still doing so, connecting to the internet itself, bypassing the router and thus terminating whatever internet connection the router established before (which the PCs were using).
Third, after being kicked out, please check the following in a command prompt window on the PCs ("Run..." and enter "cmd"). "ping 192.168.1.1" you should still get replies.
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Hi topgunner,
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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.
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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.
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I finally convinced my mother to buy a Macbook Pro, and most things have been great. Except this: she can't print at her office, mega issue!
I don't know anything about the network or really about the printer. Her office manager had to type the MBPs IP address into the firewall before we could connect to the wireless network, and now the internet works fine. But we can't figure out the printing situation. When we add printer (under the IP option) we type in the IP of the printer, the MBP finds the printer, and it says the printer is idle. It knows the model number (Sharp AR-M550) and even knows the toner levels. However, when we go to print, nothing happens. We've tried the IPP, LPD, and Jetsocket options. Nothing works.
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Hello and welcome to Apple Discussions.
There could be a couple of causes for the Mac to fail with printing.
1. The printer does not support Postscript. For a number of office printers, the Postscript kit is an option. If you are trying to print to it with a Postscript driver (the Mac driver you downloaded for 10.6) but the device only supports PCL or a Sharp proprietary language, then you will not get any output.
Since there are Windows PCs printing to the copier I suggest you get one of them to do a Windows test print. This will confirm the IP address of the printer and show which printer driver language they are using. As I mentioned, it may be a Sharp proprietary language, which could be a problem as these languages usually only have a driver for Windows - not for Mac.
If they are using PCL then you can open System Preferences > Print & Fax, select the Sharp printer queue and open Options & Supplies. Under the driver tab you can select the print driver. If you change this from what it is currently using to Generic PCL Laser Printer, this will let her print but there is no finishing function (like stapling) but at least it supports duplex (two-sided) printing. Note also that the Generic PCL does not support color, it only prints in b&w.
With regards to the IP protocol, HP Jetdirect-Socket would be the best option. IPP is not always enabled and LPD can require a particular queue name.
2. If the printer does support Postscript then some office printers also have a job control function. This is often used to restrict color printing and when enabled, it can stop the Mac from printing. If the device is a copier and users need to enter and ID/Password to perform color copying then this would indicate it has this function.
You can often check the setup of the printer by entering its IP address into a web browser. This will open its internal web page which shows details about the device, such as the printer languages supported, protocols enabled and if this job control is enabled.
If the device does have some form of job control enabled then there is often a setting within the driver that lets you enter the appropriate details. Sometimes you can see this via the Driver tab mentioned above. If there is no setting there then you can check the driver menus when you select to print.
Anyway, that's about all I can suggest you check. The fact that you can get toner levels indicates that there is a path between the Mac and the printer, so at least you know it is not network related, unless the printer ports are being blocked but I don't think this is likely - especially so if the Windows users are connecting via the same wireless network.
See how you go with this information and reply if you need more help.
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I found a response from Microsoft Answers on how to fix this problem. I haven't tried it yet but I think it will work.
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http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistahardware/thread/e5ecc93d-fd91-403c-93a0-c3792b...

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Many days of wrangling, finally found that the Network Config.Security had to be Reset on the printer's physical control panel.
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looking for help.
I cannot print via the network on HP LaserJet P2015. It works via USB. When I try to add the printer it is identificable by Bonjour (Nearest Printers). It tries to configure the printer and appears as being active (green dot) but when try to print it says Connecting to Printer but then reports an error message of The printer is not responding.
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Your printer HP Laserjet p1005 is a commercial product. I suggest posting in the forum for HP Business Support for a better chance at finding a prompt solution.
By the way you may find the commercial Laserjet board here.
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-LaserJet/bd-p/bsc-413
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Laserjet 200 will print via wireless direct but intermittently (once) via wireless network

Tried various troubleshooters on Hp and Apple websites to get this working consistently.
Installed new drivers for OSX Yosemite 10.10 - thought all would work fine as went through installing, printing test page etc. Then printer becomes unavailable - although it is on the list of printers.
Same thing has happened variuos times after re-installing it.
Will print directly via USB and wireless direct - but I want to print via the wireless network.
tried all the usual things - making sure on the right wireless network, restarting everything etc.
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Hi @iphonebore,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I understand that your HP Laserjet 200 M267NW will not stay connected to your wireless network running Mac OS X 10.10. I am sorry to hear this, but happy to help!
Please see the following guides:
'Printer is offline' Message Displays on the Computer and the HP Printer Will Not Print. (Follow the steps for Mac OS X 10.7, and 10.8, as they will work on 10.10.)
Printer Does Not Maintain a Wireless Connection. (This will help you with maintaining the wireless connection.)
As well, please see this post, Incoming and Outgoing Printer Ports, by @VisionAiry, and verify that none of these ports are being blocked by your router.
One more place for some more wireless printing information is our HP Wireless Printing Center - Troubleshooting Issues website.
Hope this information is helpful, and thank you for posting!
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I have already requested a reinstatement to my account for $9.99 which Apple has thus far ignored.
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Hi All printers are different. I suggest you contact the printer manufacture. Do you have the installation disc that came with the printer?? Try installing the printer on all computers that do not work?? Also unplug the printer for 20 seconds. Some times I have to unplug my HP to get it to work wireless. It's kind a like rebooting your PC
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I have recently purchased a Photosmart 5515 (B111h) printer and have followed the setup instructions to the letter. The printer is now connected to the wireless network with an IP address of 192.168.0.4. However I am unable to find it on the network using the HP setup software.
To test the connection I have set up eprinting and his works fine, so the printer must be connected to my route to be able to connect to the internet. I have run the printers wireless newtork test report and everything has come out "PASS"
I have tried turning off my personal firewall (Norton Internet Security 2012), but this has made no difference.
I have run the HP network diagnostics, this has not found the printer in (in the "HP printers found on your network" box) but does show it (in the newtwork devices list) as a device on the network with the IP address above and the name HPEC9A76C7CAB.
I have also tried to brows the printers internal web page at the IP address but I get nothing, the page is in a constant state of update (No "page not found message", but no page either). Eventually (over 5 min) it stop trying to update, the page remains bland but a "HP" logo appears in the page tab.
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I am using a SKY router, which had been in use for several years now - without any problems.
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HI,
I do not have a "Devices and Printers" option when I click on the start, The only thing I have close to that is the "Settings" then the "Printers" option but that behaves nothing like you describe from step 2 onewards.
I did have a play with the printers though and tried to add a preinter manually. When I chose the option of the new printer to be wireless it found the printer and I was able to install a driver for it from the CD. So now I have the printer working..... BUT the HP 5510 family printer software still does not work, I still can not connect it to the printer and can not install the scanner.
If I run HP home diagnostics It still can not find the printer on the network. However (now that I have installed the printer manually) the HP printer diagnostics finds the printer straight away and tells me there are no problems with it!!.
This is a far from satifactory situation. I may have the printer working (not exactly sure how I managed this when the HP software still can not see it) but I have no scanner or access to the HP tools.
Has anyone got any Idea what is going on or how to fix it?
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