Can't find printer under OS 10.4.10

External Since: Jan 25, 2006 Posts: 153

While troubleshooting a problem that resulted from a power failure, I
discovered something funny that seems to be related to the OS 10.4.10
upgrade. My Intel iMac can no longer see one of my printers when the
ADD button is clicked in Printer Setup Utility. (The iMac was not even
plugged-in when the power failed.)

I have an HP 4600 and an HP 2605 connected to an Apple Airport Extreme
via Ethernet. I can wirelessly print to both printers successfully,
from both the Intel iMac and a PB G4. I recently upgraded to OS 10.4.10
on both machines. The iMac can still print to the 2605 but can't see it
when the Add Printer button is clicked. The 4600 still appears, once
for AppleTalk and once for Bonjour connections. The PB G4 doesn't seem
to have the problem.

If this has been previously discussed, I must have missed it. Has
anyone else noticed this with any of their printers?

Fred

External Since: Jun 30, 2006 Posts: 149

In article <fmmck-CA1062.20001206072007 RemoveThis @nntp.aioe.org>,
Fred McKenzie <fmmck RemoveThis @aol.com> wrote:

> While troubleshooting a problem that resulted from a power failure, I
> discovered something funny that seems to be related to the OS 10.4.10
> upgrade. My Intel iMac can no longer see one of my printers when the
> ADD button is clicked in Printer Setup Utility. (The iMac was not even
> plugged-in when the power failed.)
>
> I have an HP 4600 and an HP 2605 connected to an Apple Airport Extreme
> via Ethernet. I can wirelessly print to both printers successfully,
> from both the Intel iMac and a PB G4. I recently upgraded to OS 10.4.10
> on both machines. The iMac can still print to the 2605 but can't see it
> when the Add Printer button is clicked. The 4600 still appears, once
> for AppleTalk and once for Bonjour connections. The PB G4 doesn't seem
> to have the problem.
>
> If this has been previously discussed, I must have missed it. Has
> anyone else noticed this with any of their printers?
>
> Fred

Unless I'm forgetting something, there's no need to use the Add function
in order to gain access to any printer except one that's directly
connected. Since you've indicated that the printers in question are
both connected via Ethernet to a base station, neither is connected
directly to either Mac. So you should not need to add them, but should
simply be able to use them.
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Steve W. Jackson
Montgomery, Alabama