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Setting up laser printer via eithernet to MacBookPro OS10.6.

Jun 27, 2011 1:24AM PDT

<span id="INSERTION_MARKER"><span id="INSERTION_MARKER"> <span id="INSERTION_MARKER"> Hi,<span id="INSERTION_MARKER">I've just migrated my files from my old G4 PowerBook to new MacBookPro. I use an old Elite XL20/600 laser printer, which I used to print from the old G4 via a simple eithernet connection.
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<span id="INSERTION_MARKER">I've downloaded the PPDs & I thought I'd set it all up ok in the Print & Fax window in System Preferences.
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<span id="INSERTION_MARKER">I tried to print a test file, but the printer window says. "Connecting to printer.... Network host " is busy: will retry in 30 seconds...."
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<span id="INSERTION_MARKER">Can anyone help me as to where I'm going wrong?
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<span id="INSERTION_MARKER">Thanks
<span id="INSERTION_MARKER">Steve

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take a look at this thread
Jun 27, 2011 6:49AM PDT
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Setting up laser printer via eithernet to MacBookPro OS10.6
Jun 27, 2011 10:10PM PDT

Thanks for your reply.

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DHCP = Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Jun 28, 2011 1:46AM PDT

DHCP is how a network device, your printer, is assigned an IP address, 192.168.1.222 for example, by the Router/DHCP server on your network. This address is given to the printer by the Router/DHCP server every time the printer is powered up. This means that there is a possibility that the printer could get a different IP address after it is powered up after a power failure or similar.
Getting a different IP address would mean that the printer would no longer be visible on your network as your computer would be look for it under the old IP address

It is generally good good practice to assign a Static IP address to the printer. This IP address never changes so the problem described above does not happen.

As for setting up the TCP/IP settings on that printer, you will find a user network manual at this address: http://gccprinters.com/support/doc/elitexl20.html

Let us know how you get on

P

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Me again
Jun 28, 2011 5:23AM PDT

Hi P,

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AppleTalk has gone away, which is why
Jun 28, 2011 11:51AM PDT

you need to set the IP address of that printer so that it matches your network.

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(NT) Guess you finally fixed this problem?
Aug 24, 2011 11:21PM PDT