Printer ethernet v USB
in [UK Mac]
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From: Michael H. Phillips on 7 May 2010 04:37 On Fri, 7 May 2010 09:09:16 +0100, Adrian wrote: > Michael H. Phillips <mhp(a)odtaa.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding much > like they were saying: > >>> Can the printer be reconfigured to obtain an IP address either manually >>> or via DHCP? If not, you may not be able to use it on Ethernet without >>> AppleTalk capability. > >> Yes, it can be reconfigured. I used the default address of >> 192.168.192.168 but no joy. > > And what IP address does the Mac have? I entered 192.168.192.168 as the IP address in 'Print & Fax'. Is that not what I should do? -- Michael mhphillips at gmail dot com
From: Adrian on 7 May 2010 04:38 Michael H. Phillips <mhp(a)odtaa.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> Yes, it can be reconfigured. I used the default address of >>> 192.168.192.168 but no joy. >> And what IP address does the Mac have? > I entered 192.168.192.168 as the IP address in 'Print & Fax'. Is that > not what I should do? No, what is the Mac's own IP address?
From: Chris Ridd on 7 May 2010 04:45 On 2010-05-07 09:08:25 +0100, Michael H. Phillips said: > On Thu, 6 May 2010 18:31:27 +0100, Fred McKenzie wrote: > >> In article <hruasf$lv5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >> Michael H. Phillips <mhp(a)odtaa.invalid> wrote: >> >>> Am I missing out on something by not using Ethernet >>> though? >> >> Michael- >> >> Can the printer be reconfigured to obtain an IP address either manually >> or via DHCP? If not, you may not be able to use it on Ethernet without >> AppleTalk capability. > > Yes, it can be reconfigured. I used the default address of 192.168.192.168 > but no joy. There is an 'Auto' setting which I didn't try. > > I've rediscovered the disadvantage of not using Ethernet. Manual duplex > printing (i.e. the 'Print on Both Sides' option) can't be used with USB. That's an odd limitation. If you point your web browser at <http://localhost:631/> you may find a way to enable this for your printer. -- Chris
From: Michael H. Phillips on 7 May 2010 05:07 On Fri, 7 May 2010 09:38:23 +0100, Adrian wrote: > Michael H. Phillips <mhp(a)odtaa.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding much > like they were saying: > >>>> Yes, it can be reconfigured. I used the default address of >>>> 192.168.192.168 but no joy. > >>> And what IP address does the Mac have? > >> I entered 192.168.192.168 as the IP address in 'Print & Fax'. Is that >> not what I should do? > > No, what is the Mac's own IP address? Self-assigned IP: 169.254.107.27 -- Michael mhphillips at gmail dot com
From: Adrian on 7 May 2010 05:12
Michael H. Phillips <mhp(a)odtaa.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>>>> Yes, it can be reconfigured. I used the default address of >>>>> 192.168.192.168 but no joy. >>>> And what IP address does the Mac have? >>> I entered 192.168.192.168 as the IP address in 'Print & Fax'. Is that >>> not what I should do? >> No, what is the Mac's own IP address? > Self-assigned IP: 169.254.107.27 There's your problem, then. Assuming the usual 255.255.255.0 subnet, both need to be in the same range - so either both 169.254.107.x or 192.168.192.x I'm assuming you're connecting to broadband via a router - that should be acting as a DHCP server, in which case, just let 'em both take an address from that. |