On 02/17/2003 11:52 PM, Jim Katz wrote: >Help! I am trying to get my Ti-400 system 9.2 laptop to print at the >office, whose staff is very PC oriented and can't seem to make it work. I >get on the net okay and can see all the networked printers in the chooser, >but nothing seems to work. I would be printing to an IP address, they tell >me. An HP 1200 printer. Any ideas?
I'm running under MacOS 9.2.2, and this was my past experience with such a situation: At a former workplace (where my PowerBook was the only Mac), the company computer guru gave me an IP address for the HP (4000 or 4050 series in my case), and I downloaded the printer description files (aka drivers to go with LaserWriter 8) from HP's website. After installing the printer descriptions and running the HP LaserJet Utility to create a Desktop Printer, I believe that was it. But once I had trouble getting the printer to work, and the guru said to reset the printer (off... on...), and after I did that it worked again. I think the vast majority of the time, the setup worked fine. It puzzled me at first that the printer didn't show up (I think it didn't show *any* AppleTalk zones), but with the LaserWriter 8/desktop printer/IP setup up and running, it worked. In fact, I regularly used Location Manager to switch to Ethernet and the HP printer in the morning when I got to work, and then when I got back home, switched back to dial-up and my Epson 740. The key might be getting on the good side of your IT person to see which HP drivers you might need to download, and ensuring that you have the correct IP address(es) for the printer(s). Hope that gives your something to start with. Jim Rohde -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
