Marta, It might be good to go to the manufacturer's site for the printer, be it Epson, H.P., or whatever your brand. Download the most current version, then take that file and copy it to each of your computers. Do the install by clicking on the file you just put on your desktop, and let it do it's thing, walking through the install.
Once that is done, start the utility "Printer Setup Utility" and click on the "add" button. It will search your hard drive for the type printer you indicate, such as a USB printer, or an Epson USB printer, etc. It will find the drivers you just installed, and begin to fill in the form, you may have to click on the very bottom line to pick the exact printer from the Epson list for instance. Once you do the print driver will be installed for you to use when you get ready to print. Now, do the same thing on the next computer, then the next. Once each printer has the driver installed it will print from the Airport that you plugged the USB cable from the printer.....that is it. No wires going from each computer (I am assuming that each of your computers has a wireless card, or is hooked to your network through an ethernet cable). If this is too confusing, send me your phone number and I'll give you a call. John R. On Apr 12, 2006, at 6:08 PM, Marta Edie wrote: > Thanks indeed, John, and Brian, you are all so wonderful. Just came > back from Mactown where I left my sick iMac. > I also just plugged in my Lacie, and low and behold, I can access > everything now except the few things from the last two days. Now I > shall try -tomorrow!! - to do this printer thing from my airport. > They both sit in kissing distance from each other. Maybe it will > work. Right now I am poofed from that trip to town. > You know, as much as I am worried about this MacDrama, in the long > run I shall perhaps learn a few more tricks and get my wormish- > cable-mess-up a bit straightened out and all that accumulated cat > hair removed. At least I have half of the cords > already unplugged. That's what you call Gl?ck im Ungl?ck. > And what do you mean by putting the print drivers unto my computers? > Marta > > > > On Apr 12, 2006, at 9:58 AM, Profile wrote: > >> Marta, >> >> If you have the printer close to the Airport you can put the USB >> cable from the printer into the Airport USB port, put the print >> drivers on each of your computers that you wish to print from and >> now you have a network printer. >> >> In my case the Airport is hooked to the wall about 9 ft. high, so >> I couldn't put a printer there, so I use the Airport express in an >> electrical outlet close to the printer, do the same configuration >> and now that little devise gives me a wireless network printer. >> >> If you need any help, let me know. >> >> John R. >> >> >> On Apr 12, 2006, at 9:50 AM, Marta Edie wrote: >> >>> I have to take my iMac for repair. I have always been able to >>> print, I suppose, from all my computers, apparently through my >>> iMac. Now I have, it seems, difficulty accessing the printers, as >>> my iMac is shut down. - In case this trouble is not resolved >>> quickly with my iMac, how would I go about being able to print >>> from my iBook and powerbook? >>> Do I need to install the software? Could I manage through my >>> airport? >>> I have spent a couple of hours just to think the process through, >>> but being of little brain like Pooh, it isn't that easy. >>> I get menus to fill out all kinds of places, but I don't know >>> what to add . Any pointers? >>> Marta >>> >>> >>> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20060412/303a20a2/attachment.html
