On Jul 18, 2009, at 12:54 AM, Chris Ferne wrote:
> > All worked seamlessly until we tried to add an HP DeskJet 6940 to the > Ethernet LAN - no problem for the G4 but whatever we do, the G3 can't > see it. Is the G3 depending on AppleTalk to see the printers? If so, this could be the problem, 10.5 doesn't support appletalk and newer printers do not, either. Does the 6490 need to run a special driver to commnicate over the network (there are several models of HP printer that do) Does the G3 need a driver installed (the installed drivers are different for 10.5 and 10.4) Start with the basics. Find out the IP address of the DeskJet. (A self test should print out the JetDirect settings) and see if you can ping it from the G3. If so you know you can 'see' the printer, network- wise; that eliminates communication as an issue. (you can either just open a Terminal window and type ping -c3 ip.address.of.printer or use the Network Utility in /Applications/Utilities) The separate wireless segment shouldn't have anything to do with the problem...different network adapter, but wierder things have happened. If you cannot ping the printer try shutting that part off. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
