Thanks to everyone who responded but I'm getting nowhere fast... On 19 Jul 2009, at 10:32am, Bruce Johnson wrote:
> 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. Yes - the G4 is on 10.5 and sees both the HP and the DEClaser over AppleTalk with no problem. > Does the 6490 need to run a special driver to > commnicate over the network (there are several models of HP printer > that do) Not that I'm aware > Does the G3 need a driver installed (the installed drivers > are different for 10.5 and 10.4) Latest HP drivers for both systems installed > 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) Ping from G3 returns "Cannot connect to host .... 100%packet loss" (G3 sees DEClaser over AppleTalk OK) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
