Greetings, Thank you to everyone that suggested solutions or avenues to investigate. I have now learned how to navigate the network settings system preferences for printers. It turns out that I was mucking about creating new locations when all I had to do was turn on appletalk and ethernet in the "automatic" location instead of establishing new locations. Again, thanks to all who made suggestions. Once again it boils down to RTFM. In future I will be sure to check all documentation before troubling the list with simple problems. Your collective restraint in not flaming me is appreciated. Ken "happily laserprinting" Fry