>On Thursday, November 10, 2005, at 11:06AM, Jim Hurley ><jhurley at infostations.com> wrote: > >>I know Airport Extreme will interface with USB printers, but can it >>interface with the Apple Laserwriter 8500; it has an Ethernet port > >but no USB port. > >Robert Ashton wrote: > >Connect the printer to the Ethernet LAN port on the base station. >Open AirPort Admin Utility. >Select the base station and click Configure, then click Network. >Deselect the "Distribute IP addresses" checkbox. >hope that this helps. Bob Thanks Wayne and Robert. Good info. Hate to give up my 8500. It has been a workhorse. Jim