Unable to connect to USB shared printer

I hope someone will be able to help with this. I recently had to change my home network setup, and now I can't wirelessly connect to the USB printer shared through my PowerMac G4. Previously, I had AT&T DSL coming in through a Westell modem, with the line out going to the WAN port of the Airport Extreme base station. I then connected the LAN port on the base station to the uplink port on a Linksys switch, to which were connected the iMac G5 and the PowerMac G4. I had a Samsung laser printer connected to the USB port on the base station and an old Epson Stylus Color 740i connected to the G4 with USB printer sharing turned on in System Prefs. Everything worked fine - I could print to either printer from any computer, including wirelessly through my MacBook.
Unfortunately, I have been experiencing slow speeds with my DSL, so one of the steps an AT&T tech took was to replace my Westell modem with a new AT&T 2Wire, which also serves as a router (or switch, I'm not sure which one). Now I don't have the Linksys switch, as it's not needed. The iMac G5 and the G4 are connected directly to the modem through ethernet, and another ethernet port is connected to the WAN port on the Airport base station. There is no connection to the LAN port on the base station. The two printers are connected in the manner I described above. I can print to either printer from the iMac and the G4, but from my MacBook I can only connect to the Samsung that is plugged into the base station. Although printer sharing is still turned on in the G4, I don't see the Epson printer listed anywhere when I try to add a printer on the MacBook. Also, I used to be able to browse the local network to connect to my other computers from the MacBook, but now they don't show up in the browse window. I can connect to them if I put in the computer's IP address, which is now in a different format (192.xxx.x.xx) rather than 10.0.x.x like it used to be. I only mention these last two points because they might be related to why I can't connect to the printer.
Sorry this is so long and complicated, but if anyone has more networking experience than I do, please help. Thanks!

linbobmiller wrote:
Just bought an HP c310a printer with wireless capability. When I install it on the wireless network it say I need to input a MAC address. I don't think that is necessary, but I can't bypass it. Any suggestions?
Your printer is requesting a mac address?
Is that before or after the printer showed you the available ssid's while running the wireless setup.
Did you run the wireless network test on the printer? and if so did it report any errors?
Which wireless setup are you running?
This may help
http://h20563.www2.hp.com/p/_wireless/printer-setup-help.html#preparing

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Page 2 (Choose printer):
{'cups_dest': <cups.Dest Canon_MP550_series1111>,
'cups_instance': None,
'cups_queue': 'Canon_MP550_series1111',
'cups_queue_listed': True}
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'cups_printer_dict': {'device-uri': u'cnijusb:/dev/usb/lp0',
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'printer-is-shared': False,
'printer-location': u'',
'printer-make-and-model': u'Canon PIXMA MP550 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.9',
'printer-state': 3,
'printer-state-message': u'Printing page 1, 3%',
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'cups_printer_remote': False,
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'charset-configured': u'utf-8',
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'compression-supported': [u'none', u'gzip'],
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u'application/x-csource',
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u'image/jpeg',
u'image/png',
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u'orientation-requested',
u'page-ranges',
u'print-quality',
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'notify-attributes-supported': [u'printer-state-change-time',
u'notify-lease-expiration-time',
u'notify-subscriber-user-name'],
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u'job-stopped',
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u'printer-deleted',
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u'iso-19005-1_2005',
u'iso-32000-1_2008',
u'pwg-5102.3'],
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u'Clean',
u'PrintSelfTestPage'],
'printer-current-time': '(IPP_TAG_DATE)',
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'printer-error-policy': u'stop-printer',
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u'retry-current-job',
u'retry-job',
u'stop-printer'],
'printer-icons': u'http://localhost:631/icons/Canon_MP550_series1111.png',
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'printer-location': u'',
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'printer-name': u'Canon_MP550_series1111',
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u'default'],
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3),
(600,
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3),
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3),
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3)],
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u'printer-location'],
'printer-state': 3,
'printer-state-change-time': 1355402470,
'printer-state-message': u'Printing page 1, 3%',
'printer-state-reasons': [u'none'],
'printer-type': 10522636,
'printer-up-time': 1355403134,
'printer-uri-supported': [u'ipp://localhost:631/printers/Canon_MP550_series1111'],
'printer-uuid': u'urn:uuid:6caa3418-d731-3835-5ffa-5f3d6f79bf61',
'queued-job-count': 0,
'server-is-sharing-printers': True,
'sides-default': u'one-sided',
'sides-supported': [u'one-sided'],
'uri-authentication-supported': [u'requesting-user-name'],
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u'not-completed',
u'aborted',
u'all',
u'canceled',
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u'processing',
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Page 4 (Check PPD sanity):
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u'C1L0': {u'StpBrightness': u'None',
u'StpColorCorrection': u'None',
u'StpContrast': u'None',
u'StpFineBrightness': u'None',
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u'StpFineSaturation': u'None',
u'StpImageType': u'TextGraphics',
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u'C1L1': {u'StpBlackDensity': u'None',
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u'StpDensity': u'None',
u'StpDitherAlgorithm': u'None',
u'StpFineBlackDensity': u'None',
u'StpFineCyanDensity': u'None',
u'StpFineDensity': u'None',
u'StpFineMagentaDensity': u'None',
u'StpFineYellowDensity': u'None',
u'StpMagentaDensity': u'None',
u'StpYellowDensity': u'None'},
u'C1L2': {u'StpBlackGamma': u'None',
u'StpCyanBalance': u'None',
u'StpCyanGamma': u'None',
u'StpFineBlackGamma': u'None',
u'StpFineCyanBalance': u'None',
u'StpFineCyanGamma': u'None',
u'StpFineGamma': u'None',
u'StpFineMagentaBalance': u'None',
u'StpFineMagentaGamma': u'None',
u'StpFineYellowBalance': u'None',
u'StpFineYellowGamma': u'None',
u'StpGamma': u'None',
u'StpMagentaBalance': u'None',
u'StpMagentaGamma': u'None',
u'StpYellowBalance': u'None',
u'StpYellowGamma': u'None'},
u'C1L4': {u'StpLinearContrast': u'False'},
u'C1L5': {u'StpBlackTrans': u'None',
u'StpFineBlackTrans': u'None',
u'StpFineGCRLower': u'None',
u'StpFineGCRUpper': u'None',
u'StpFineInkLimit': u'None',
u'StpFineLightCyanTrans': u'None',
u'StpFineLightMagentaTrans': u'None',
u'StpFineLightYellowTrans': u'None',
u'StpGCRLower': u'None',
u'StpGCRUpper': u'None',
u'StpInkLimit': u'None',
u'StpLightCyanTrans': u'None',
u'StpLightMagentaTrans': u'None',
u'StpLightYellowTrans': u'None'},
u'General': {u'ColorModel': u'rgb',
u'InputSlot': u'AutoSwitch',
u'MediaType': u'plain',
u'PageRegion': u'A4',
u'PageSize': u'A4',
u'Resolution': u'600dpi',
u'StpColorPrecision': u'Normal',
u'StpQuality': u'Standard',
u'StpiShrinkOutput': u'Shrink'}},
'cups_printer_ppd_valid': True,
'missing_pkgs_and_exes': ([], [])}
Page 5 (Local or remote?):
{'printer_is_remote': False}
Page 6 (Choose device):
{'cups_device_dict': {'device-class': u'direct',
'device-id': u'',
'device-info': u'USB Printer #1 with status readback for Canon IJ',
'device-location': u'',
'device-make-and-model': u'Canon MP550 series'}}
Page 7 (Printer state reasons):
{'printer-state-message': u'Printing page 1, 3%',
'printer-state-reasons': [u'none']}
Page 8 (Error log checkpoint):
{'cups_server_settings': {'BrowseLocalProtocols': 'dnssd',
'DefaultAuthType': 'Basic',
'JobPrivateAccess': 'default',
'JobPrivateValues': 'default',
'MaxLogSize': '2000000',
'SubscriptionPrivateAccess': 'default',
'SubscriptionPrivateValues': 'default',
'SystemGroup': 'sys root',
'WebInterface': 'Yes',
'_debug_logging': '0',
'_remote_admin': '0',
'_remote_any': '0',
'_share_printers': '0',
'_user_cancel_any': '0'},
'error_log_checkpoint': 225411L,
'error_log_debug_logging_set': True}
Page 9 (Print test page):
{'test_page_attempted': '13/pro/2012:13:52:36 +0000',
'test_page_completions': [(37, u'Job completed.')],
'test_page_job_id': [37],
'test_page_job_status': [(True,
37,
'Canon_MP550_series1111',
'Test Page',
'Dokon\xc4\x8deno',
{'attributes-charset': u'utf-8',
'attributes-natural-language': u'cs-cz',
'document-format': u'application/vnd.cups-pdf-banner',
'job-hold-until': u'no-hold',
'job-id': 37,
'job-k-octets': 1,
'job-media-progress': 7,
'job-media-sheets-completed': 1,
'job-more-info': u'http://localhost:631/jobs/37',
'job-preserved': True,
'job-printer-state-message': u'',
'job-printer-state-reasons': [u'none'],
'job-printer-up-time': 1355403172,
'job-printer-uri': u'ipp://localhost:631/printers/Canon_MP550_series1111',
'job-priority': 50,
'job-sheets': [u'none', u'none'],
'job-state': 9,
'job-state-reasons': u'processing-to-stop-point',
'job-uri': u'ipp://localhost:631/jobs/37',
'job-uuid': u'urn:uuid:bfa9f6dc-32e8-3ec1-5d21-064256a15bbf',
'number-of-documents': 1,
'printer-uri': u'ipp://localhost/printers/Canon_MP550_series1111',
'time-at-completed': 1355403157,
'time-at-creation': 1355403156,
'time-at-processing': 1355403156})],
'test_page_successful': False}
Page 10 (Error log fetch):
{'error_log': ['D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 16] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 17] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 16] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 16] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 17] POST / HTTP/1.1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 17] No authentication data provided.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 17] 2.0 CUPS-Get-Printers 1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] CUPS-Get-Printers',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] Returning IPP successful-ok for CUPS-Get-Printers (no URI) from localhost',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 17] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 17] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 14] POST / HTTP/1.1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 14] No authentication data provided.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 14] 2.0 Get-Jobs 72',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] Get-Jobs ipp://localhost/printers/',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Job 33] Loading attributes...',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Job 34] Loading attributes...',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] Returning IPP successful-ok for Get-Jobs (ipp://localhost/printers/) from localhost',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 14] POST / HTTP/1.1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 14] No authentication data provided.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 14] 2.0 Get-Jobs 73',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] Get-Jobs ipp://localhost/printers/',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Job 26] Loading attributes...',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Job 27] Loading attributes...',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Job 28] Loading attributes...',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Job 29] Loading attributes...',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Job 30] Loading attributes...',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Job 31] Loading attributes...',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Job 32] Loading attributes...',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Job 35] Loading attributes...',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Job 36] Loading attributes...',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] Returning IPP successful-ok for Get-Jobs (ipp://localhost/printers/) from localhost',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 14] POST / HTTP/1.1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 14] No authentication data provided.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 14] 2.0 Create-Printer-Subscription 74',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] Create-Printer-Subscription /',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdCreateSubscription(con=0xb8d09678(14), uri="/")',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] pullmethod="ippget"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] notify-lease-duration=86400',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] notify-time-interval=0',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdAddSubscription(mask=17800, dest=(nil)(), job=(nil)(0), uri="(null)")',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] Added subscription #5 for server.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdMarkDirty(----S)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] Returning IPP successful-ok for Create-Printer-Subscription (/) from localhost',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] POST / HTTP/1.1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] No authentication data provided.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] 2.0 CUPS-Get-Printers 1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] CUPS-Get-Printers',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] Returning IPP successful-ok for CUPS-Get-Printers (no URI) from localhost',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] POST / HTTP/1.1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] No authentication data provided.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] 2.0 CUPS-Get-Printers 1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] CUPS-Get-Printers',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] Returning IPP successful-ok for CUPS-Get-Printers (no URI) from localhost',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] [Client 15] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:27 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] POST / HTTP/1.1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] No authentication data provided.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] 2.0 CUPS-Get-Printers 1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] CUPS-Get-Printers',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] Returning IPP successful-ok for CUPS-Get-Printers (no URI) from localhost',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] POST / HTTP/1.1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] No authentication data provided.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] 2.0 CUPS-Get-Printers 1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] CUPS-Get-Printers',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] Returning IPP successful-ok for CUPS-Get-Printers (no URI) from localhost',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] POST / HTTP/1.1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] No authentication data provided.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] 2.0 CUPS-Get-Printers 1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] CUPS-Get-Printers',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] Returning IPP successful-ok for CUPS-Get-Printers (no URI) from localhost',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] POST / HTTP/1.1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] No authentication data provided.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] 2.0 CUPS-Get-Printers 1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] CUPS-Get-Printers',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] Returning IPP successful-ok for CUPS-Get-Printers (no URI) from localhost',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 14] POST / HTTP/1.1',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Active clients and dirty files", busy="Dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 14] No authentication data provided.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 14] 2.0 Get-Notifications 75',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] Get-Notifications /',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdIsAuthorized: requesting-user-name="root"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] Returning IPP successful-ok for Get-Notifications (/) from localhost',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetBusyState: newbusy="Dirty files", busy="Active clients and dirty files"',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 16] Accepted from localhost (Domain)',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] HTTP_WAITING Closing on EOF',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] [Client 15] Closing connection.',
'D [13/Dec/2012:13:52:28 +0100] cupsdSetB

Hello Steven,
The ICA driver is for scanning, not for printing. For Mac OS X 10.6, you need to install the Canon CUPS driver v10.26.
You can download the driver via this link;
http://support-au.canon.com.au/contents/AU/EN/0100137502.html
Looking at the steps, it appears this would have been for a Mac OS X 10.5 installation, given the reference to not using CUPS. It also looks like it could have been one of my replies, although I doubt that I told the user to install the ICA driver for a printing issue. As I said, it is just for scanning and it was only released after Snow Leopard was released.
Pahu

USB shared printer not showing up in 10.5.8 default list

Ugh - so I've spent half a day Googling and reading stuff but so far - no joy. I'm trying to print to a Brother HL-5240 printer connected via USB to a G4 Power Mac running 10.5.8 (I could print from all my machines when everything was running 10.4.11 - this is why I put off upgrading ... ) - and here's the rub:
- printer sharing is turned 'on' on that host G4 server that the printer is directly connected to via USB
- a 2.1GHz G5 iMac running 10.5.8 on my network (LAN) sees the printer when I go to add a printer from sys prefs and it shows up in the default list - I can print to it
- a G4 1.5GHz PB (wi-fi), a G5 2.0GHz DP Power Mac (LAN) and an Intel Mac Mini (LAN) all running 10.5.8 cannot see the printer - it doesn't show up in the default list on any of those machines
- I have installed the drivers (both CUPS and PostScript) directly from Brother's site, along w/ an update also from Brother's site on all machines
- I tried to run the firmware update from Brother's site but it informed me my HL-5240 has the most up-to-date firmware so it was not needed
- when I plug the printer into USB on my G4 PB mentioned above to test, the G4 Power Mac host server can see it - but not the other way around (???)
I am frustrated out of my mind and totally stumped. If it didn't work at all, that'd be one thing - but that a G5 iMac can see and print to it perfectly, but none of my other machines (G4, G5 and Intel) can is *%$&#^$ messed up (that and how it worked plugged in to my PB but not the other way around) - so it's clearly being shared OK by the G4 Power Mac server. But why can only one of four machines see and print to it?
Any suggestions would be über-awesome - Terminal commands, whatever. I just want to be able to print - blasted 10.5 ...
cheers

What happens when you click onto "Finder" at the top left corner of the screen and choose "Preferences"? Do you see servers connected to? anything missing there? maybe fiddle around with those general settings?
You can also just ctrl-click on the shared folder in finder and make an alias. That's the way i'd do it.

Connecting to a shared printer on a local network

I want to connect my iBook G4 to my Dell Windows computer to utilize a shared printer on the Dell. We currently use a local area network. What do I have to do to my iBook to use this printer. Should the printers we are trying to connect to appear on my computer? I want to connect over our wireless network to a computer connected to our Dell Windows computer.
Thanks for your help.

I was having difficulty logging in to the server via. Finder, this is what worked for me.
Netgear Router - WNDR 4000
Mac OSX 10.5.8
After selecting "Connect to Server" in Finder I typed in "smb://readyshare" and I pushed the connect button. I was prompted with a username and password and I typed in the username and password that I use to log in to the Netgear router.
I recently upgraded from a WNDR3700 and I did not have to do the above. The readyshare server showed up in Finder a few minutes after I connected the USB drive.
This worked for me, hope it works for you.

Mac Book doesn't print when connected to a shared printer.

I am hosting a shared printer in our office and no other computer but mine can print from it. Mine is the only one connected to it via USB. All of the computers are Mac laptops. I've enabled printer sharing and checked to see how the others were configured but can't figure out what's wrong.
When printing from the other computers, I get a message in the progress bar saying "(On Hold) Authentication Required." I've tried pressing Resume and re-entering the username/password, but it goes back to that message...
The printer is a Brother 2140.

https://discussions.apple.com/message/19078051

Using Print Utility on USB Shared Printer

Hi all -
I have an Epson C84 printer connected to the USB port of my Airport Extreme. My Tower (10.3.9) is connected to AEx via ethernet, and my MacBook (10.5.6) is wireless. Both computers can successfully access and print to the Epson. So far, so good.
My problem is that with the Epson connected via AEx, I can no longer use its Printer Utility (to check ink levels, clean printheads, etc). I've been told that AEx's USB port supports printing only, but not any utility applications. The only way I can run Print Utility is to physically remove the AEx cable from the printer and replace it with another cable connected directly to the Tower. To put it mildly, this is very inconvenient.
I'm thinking of one possible solution, but don't know if it would work. If I were to connect a USB hub to the printer, and then connect the hub's remote ports to the AEx and the Tower, would that still allow printing from both computers via AEx while also allowing Printer Utility via the Tower? If not, any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts -
- OF

I've been told that AEx's USB port supports printing only, but not any utility applications.
AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express: Can't use USB printer utilities while printer sharing
I'm thinking of one possible solution, but don't know if it would work. If I were to connect a USB hub to the printer, and then connect the hub's remote ports to the AEx and the Tower, would that still allow printing from both computers via AEx while also allowing Printer Utility via the Tower?
That won't work since USB expects only a single controller.

HP laserjet 6L connected thru USB cable printing problem

System Board ASUS M3A78-EM does not have LPT port on mother board.
Printer Model : HP Laserjet 6L Gold (Old printer) Connected thru USB cable (LPT to USB/USB to LPT)
O/S Windows XP
Driver installed automatically and port selected USB
Previously it was working fine but now a days, I am not able to print clear text on output.. It prints some words in italic, some of half italic, crucked letters. If I start my PC with printer switch off. When ever required printer, I switched ON printer and give command to print. It displays many time "printer failed to print this document". After reboot the system with switched on printer message does not displayed.
Can any one help to reolve this problem of uneven printing letters.
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I found this advice on another site:
"You will need to install drivers for your usb serial adapter, A good way to find which drivers to install (if u dont have them) is to click the apple Icon on the top left, 'about this mac'then click the 'More Info' on the window which appears, then look for USB devices.
Your serial adapter should appear as a usb device, THen google for the os x usb drivers for the chipset/adapter, or contact your vendor/look on sourceforge for it."
I don't know if that's the problem, but you should have gotten a driver disc with the converter cable. The one I just received for a pc client has a CD that says it's for Windows and Mac.
One problem though, the disc is a mini-cd. Not great for slot loading drives, and the driver says Mac 10.1 - 10.3.3. Maybe that's when they made the cable, but I wouldn't be very surprised if it didn't work with Leopard. It's going on a PC so I won't have to worry about it for now.
Side note about these cables - I have another client who wanted to control his ham radio gear from a Mac running WinXP on Parallels. It wouldn't work in WinXP until I removed the driver from the Mac side. Windows kept complaining that the device was already under control by another program - it meant Mac OS. I'm not sure how I would have been able to make the device work both ways, but luckily, didn't have to find out.
Leopard saw his Radio Shack cable fine from System Profiler.
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The other day got my new Airport Extreme-n and up unitl now it has worked solidly. The most annoying problem is accessing shared USB disks. I have attached a USB disk to the ABE and it is recognized. Then, enabled disk sharing with a simple disk password for testing purposes. The is as far as the documentation goes however.
I am guessing the Airport Disk Utility is supposed to mount these shared USB disks. The only thing I am seeing is "NO Disk Found"
The disk has been formatted in both HFS and FAT32 and still the same results, nothing. I even accessing the shared disk through a windows share and sometimes I can but it will not let me add or retrieve files.
Ant help would be great. Thank you.

Unfortunately this has become a known issue in the meantime and Apple is supposed to be working on it. Usually this happens when the APExtreme gets disconnected from your computer (e.g. power loss or taking your mobile mac to another location). The following is not really a solution but better then nothing:
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I have tried to cannect my printer to the same network that my Mac connecting, but a windows pop out:
" Unable to verify the printer on your network. Unable to connect to ‘192.168.0.101.’ due to an error. Would you still like to create the printer? "
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System Preferences / Printers & Scanners
next click + , Add Printer or Scanner ...
on the next pane click the IP icon - the globe
In the Address field type in the printer's IP, which you know is 192.168.0.101
(the Mac will automatically fill in another field)
click Add.

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I've spent 3 frustrating days trying to print to the Canon i9900 which is connected to my Vista PC and shared. On the Mac print queue it shows it is printing but on the Vista printer window, the status is SPOOLING and goes no further. Everything is correctly set on both sides, permissions, etc. I have tried every new updated driver from MAC and from Canon. The only print driver that does work is the Canon BJC-8500 but the document is 70% its regular size and the color is awful. I even installed the Snow Leopard update.
I guess that leaves me to continue printing thru Parallels/Vista for now until there's a better solution. I doubt it. Has anyone had any success sharing on a Windows network with this printer? Any help or ideas is greatly appreciated.

You have done some good research. One more thing - the driver from Canon was written to support direct USB printing only. You need a CUPS driver to use the various protocols available in the CUPS printing system in OS X. Look for CUPS drivers for your model here:
http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/macosx
http://www.printfab.net/
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Printer is a Brother 5140 shared Via USB -
Client networked to Shared Brother printer works fine if MacPro is "awake". But if MacPro sleeps client sending a job crashes the MacPro.
Any solutions other than setting MacPro NOT to Sleep?
Thanks

Two ways -
If you have a printer driver in Classic on OS X that is able to print, you can add the USB printer sharing Control Panel to Classic and turn it on to share the printer. You'd have to keep Classic running all the time, and there might be some conflict with OS X printing. ... OK, this one isn't a good option.
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The concept is to send postscript to the OS X print queue, where it is translated and sent to the printer.
I've done this successfully several times, including one with a Brother HL2040 printer.
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