I own several Macs all on a combination Airport/Ethernet network. I run OS X on an upgraded Powermac 7500, and I want to use it to serve mail and printing functions to two OS X 10.2 laptops on Airport. The Powermac is on wired 10BT (built-in) ethernet to a 10/100 switch downstairs. The Airport Base Station is also connected to this switch.
From the laptops I can connect to the internet and share files with the Powermac, and vice versa. However, when the printer (a USB HP 5550) is connected to the Powermac, I cannot print from the laptops. Either they cannot see the printer, or they can but printing results in a never-ending progress bar in Print Center stating "Printer busy." This only occurs when the laptops are on the network via Airport - when they are wired through the Ethernet port, they can see and print from the server just fine. This only happens when the request goes from Airport to Ethernet; when the printer is hooked up to a laptop, the Powermac can see it and print from it. Likewise, one laptop can successfully serve to the other laptop. How can I remedy this? It would be unbearable to have to connect each laptop to the printer or to a wired portion of the network, especially when multiple people want to print at the same time. -Matt P.S.: The laptops are a 15" Superdrive Powerbook and a 12" iBook. P.P.S: When the laptops are booted in OS 9, USB Printer Sharing successfully uses the Epson 740i connected to our older iMac in the configuration that the HP does not work. -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
