[tobster]

hi there...

My problem:

I've got an iBook 300 with 10.2.4 set up and hooked up to an ethernet network. I use it to broadcast my Airport network using Software Base Station (aka. Internet sharing). I also have a USB HP deskjet 940c printer hooked up to it and enabled printer sharing.

I have my PowerBook 667 with 10.2.4 accessing the Airport network 24/7 without any problems. If I however, decide to print from any program it instantly crashes when I choose Print from the File menu. This happens in all programs. Print Center already sees the printer but I never get to the option of choosing the printer in each program. The 940c is the only printer hooked up and the drivers are the most recent ones on both computers.

Actually, only once was I able to print from the PowerBook to the printer. I had just restarted the iBook after installing the drivers but ever since that one and only print I haven't been able to.

The Airport signal is always at full strength.

Any suggestions?

tobs

[ghporter]

Have you tried removing the printer software (driver, configuration applications, anything else connected to the printer), restarting, then reinstalling it all and restarting again? It sounds like some part of the printer software is messed up and needs to be fixed, so removing it and then reinstalling it are the way to go. Also, by restarting after removing the software and after reinstalling it, you make sure that there are no "leftover" chunks of the software automatically loaded on startup that could cause problems.

[tobster]

Well, following your advice but just reinstalling the HP os x 2.1 printer software on the powerbook did the trick. Didn't have to dig around and find the old stuff. Stupid me not to try this before. :S

Thanx, life is soooo much nicer now

tobs