Hi Mike, If the printer is connected via ethernet to your router, and your Mac is also connected to the same network, then you should be able to print from your Computer to the HP 8550N LaserJet printer without using AppleTalk - e.g., you set up IP printing using the HPJetdirect protocol. All you will need is the IP address for the printer. Making sure that the IP Address is not already being used anything else on your Network. If it has the same IP as another ... it won't work!
What is the IP Address you have now found for the Printer? What you could try ... (says she not knowing much about HP Printers, other than to "Stay Clear of them";-) 1. Go into Safari, and make sure the Develop menu is enabled. (Go to Preferences/Advanced if it isn't.) Then type the IP address you have for the Printer into the address bar. This should bring up HP's web administration page for the printer. If it doesn't Change the User Agent on the Develop menu to Safari 4.0.4 WINDOWS. 2. Click the Administration button on the left. After the page reloads, choose Configuration from the row of tabs at the top. 3. Under TCP/IP Configuration Type, choose Manual. Then type in a new static IP address for the printer. (NOTE: If you aren't already familiar with using static IP addresses, this is a potentially tricky bit that can cause big problems if you pick the same address as another machine on your network.) 4. Scroll down to the bottom and click Apply. 5. Enter the new IP address for the printer in Safari's address bar, to see if the printer's accepted the new IP address; if the HP administration page loads again, you should be OK. 6. Go to Print & Fax in System Preferences, and click the + button to add a new printer. 7. Click the IP tab, and type in the IP address for the Printer. The Print Using menu should change to HP LaserJet 8550N Series. 8.. Type a name for the printer (like LaserJet 8550N IP) and click Add. See if you can print now. Cheers, Ronni On 02/02/2010, at 10:14 PM, Mike Moore wrote: > On 02/02/2010, at 6:31 PM, Rob Findlay wrote: > >> >> If it's running bonjour you can use the little freeware util, "Bonjour >> Browser to" find it. > Thanks Rob - Bonjour Browser has given me the IP address. Unfortunately > though the printer still won't print. No matter what I do at the computer > and printer end it remains in 'pause mode'. > >> Else if it has an IP lease from the router you can log in to the router and >> look at DHCP clients or attached devices. If you only have a few devices it >> should be pretty easy to spot. > Unfortunately I have no idea how to log into the router. >> >> >> On 02/02/2010, at 6:11 PM, Mike Moore wrote: >> >>> >>> I have an HP 8550N Laserjet printer with Jetdirect card connected to my >>> computers via the router. >>> >>> With Snow Leopard I can't connect to the printer. I have tried printing >>> out the configuration page to get its IP address (as suggested in the HP >>> help forums) but it doesn't show on that. >>> >>> I'd be most grateful if someone can point me in the right direction as to >>> what to do. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
