>>>> >>>> If it doesn't show up under the default Add pane, you may have a problem. >>> >>> Hmm. I guess I never checked if the printer might have a settable Bonjour >>> or Auto mode squirreled away somewhere in its preferences. That just may be >>> the issue... I will pursue this path. >>> >>> What is the reason using the "IP Printer" setup mode is to be avoided? >>> >>> -Carl >> >> Not actually "avoided." Most companies make their drivers for SOHO printers >> to work in vanilla mode, so it's not needed; and if you try to use it >> anyway, the driver has no idea what you're doing because you're not doing it >> in the way IT wanted to do it. (HP printer software, in particular, is >> notorious for "my way or the highway.") >> >> The IP Printer setup is mainly available as a fallback for strange printers >> that don't work any easier way. In your case, we've established that the IP >> Printer option doesn't work for you anyway, but we have to assume there is >> SOME option that works. >> >> > Thanks for your insights. > > So yesterday I went back to that off-site lab to investigate this issue > further. > > It turns out that the Canon C3530i all-in-one business copier/printer can > only talk to an old HP Win/XP system when they are hardwired together > (forming a 2-point LAN). The rub is that the address family this arrangement > uses is 169.254.0.0/16, which is unsupported by their main LAN's Adaptec 3000 > router. (The router will serve DHCP addresses in that range, but won't pass > traffic out to the internet.) > > Putting the Canon on the main LAN (192.168.*.*) and setting it to use DHCP > doesn't work: it gets assigned a valid 192.168.*.* address, but remains > undiscoverable. This is true even if I set it manually to use a fixed > 192.168.*.* address, and use "IP Printer" setup on the Mac. No go. > > I suppose the only other thing to try is a full hardware reset of the Canon, > but that comes with its own set of risks…
Is it time to “Office Space” the printer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9wsjroVlu8 -Andy _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
