I'm assuming you're talking about an AirPort Extreme base station? If you are, what you're experiencing seems to be normal behavior for those. In order to make the USB print server work again requires powering down the base station, waiting, then powering it back up with everything connected. We have one at work and I've just about thrown it out the window on multiple occasions. It is SUPPOSED to be a hot plug and play setup, but I've found it never works properly. I've reflashed the unit before and it works as advertised for about a month.....then the USB issues creep back in again.
Perhaps more importantly: Why are you unplugging the USB port for lightning protection? Unplug the device the USB plug is plugged into instead. If you're worried about lightning in the first place, the router itself should be turned off as well. Put everything on a single switch so it all goes down and comes up together. I personally gave up on Apple's pathetic attempt at a print server here in this house. I just got a D-Link wireless router/gateway and an IOGear USB print server which connects to the wireless router via wired ethernet. Works about 10 zillion times better than the AirPort disaster I had before it (an epic story on it's own merit), and faster networking too! On Jul 11, 2010, at 8:00 PM, John Callahan wrote: >> I have my printer connected to my base station and if I break that >> connection, unplug USB from base station USB port(done because of fear of >> power surges due to lighting strikes), it takes all kinds of convolutions to >> get my computer to print on it even though it is recognized by the computer. > > > John Callahan > [email protected] > If there are no dogs in Heaven, when I die I want to go where they went. > --Will Rogers > extreme positive = (ybya2) > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
