[DuoList] (slightly) off topic: wireless printing

David Grant dgrant at iastate.edu
Thu Jul 5 11:50:34 PDT 2007


Gave it a try but no joy. ANyone else have any suggestions?

Thanks,
David

>  When you go to "print" do you see an option for Bonjour Printers?
>
>  That's where you actually select the printer from. Likely, the other one
>  that you are using is for when you had the printer directly plugged into the
>  computer.
>
>  Try that.
>
>  On 7/2/07 10:02 AM, "David Grant" <dgrant at iastate.edu> wrote:
>
>>  Hope you folks will forgive a slightly off topic question.
>>
>>  The problem:
>>     wireless printing does not work
>>
>>  The hardware details:
>>     G3 iBook, 10.4.8
>>     Epson Stylus Photo 820
>>     Apple's AirPort card installed
>>     white flying saucer AirPort base station
>>
>>  The symptoms:
>>     printer works perfectly when connected directly to iBook via USB -
>>  named Stylus Photo 820 by printer install
>>     when connected via USB to base station, AirPort Utility 'sees' it
>>  and refers to it as -Epson- Stylus Photo 820 (emphasis mine)
>>     Printer Setup will correctly add the printer connected to the base
>>  station (i.e. it sees it and refers to it as the -Epson- Stylus
>>  Photo, not the Stylus Photo
>>     despite all seeming to be OK, printing does not work - when I try
>>  the OS goes away for a while and eventually says it couldn't find the
>>  printer
>>
>>  Anybody have any ideas?
>>
>>  TIA,
>   > David


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