Thanks! Great info with a few things different from what I had previously tried. Will give it a go this weekend, after I ensure enough beer in the house to mellow out my frustration, just in case ;-)
At 6:52 AM -0700 3/13/09, nestamicky posted: > This may not be your server, but a lot of people have benefited from > this. Goodluck. Perhaps you'd get more help if you name your sever and > model here: > http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060404021600193 > > Steve R wrote: >> Short question: What are the settings in Print & Fax for adding a USB >> printer on a print server? >> >> >> Longer explanation: Apple Help and google have been only somewhat >> helpful. So far, 10.5.6 + USB EpsonR220 (network compatible according >> to Epson's site) and NAS DNS-323 printer server with IP 192.168.0.125. >> >> The DLink web interface for the NAS/print server sees the Epson >> printer no matter which settings are in 10.5.6 Print & Fax. Test >> prints on the Epson work. >> >> >> System Preferences/Print & Fax/Add Printer >> >> I've tried various options under IP and More Printers, none of which >> work and most giving me a green light in the Print & Fax window. I've >> chosen the Epson Stylus Photo R220 Gutenprint v5.1.3 driver when the >> generic was working. But... >> >> The queue always Stopped itself and the Printer Paused itself. One >> message showed accessing IP address port 631 so I opened that in the >> router. Still no print. >> >> Mention was made on one site that updating the firmware of the NAS >> (which I have done) will erase the hidden print queue folder .lpd . >> One solution offered by someone using Tiger was to create a top level >> directory on Volume_1, and call it .lpd but trying to do that gets me >> a Reprimand for trying. I tried creating lpd and renaming, same slap >> on the wrist. >> >> So what are the settings for adding a USB printer on a print server? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
