[eobet]

I can't get my Airport networked computers to see the network printers, even after upgrading to 10.4.6. From various threads here, it looks like other people have been able to. What did you do to make it work?

I'm using an Airport Express which is connected to a hardwired Ethernet network via a Belkin Router. My MacBook won't see my Laserjet 6MP (connected to the ehternet network thru JetDirect) using any of the suggested methods - Appletalk (active on only Airport and not on Ethernet) or IP Printing (via LDP). I just updated to 10.4.6 and it still doesn't work. I do get an internet connection.

I don't think the Laserjet has an IP address since it's printout diagnostic says that it's IP address is 0.0.0.0.

Any help would be appreciated.

DR

[ghporter]

It's the LaserJet. You can't connect to ANYTHING on an ethernet network if it doesn't have an IP address. Look into your JetDirect documentation to find out how to give the printer an address, and it will probably show up on all your computers.

I recommend using a static IP because it makes it easier for all the computers to find the printer.

[eobet]

SUCCESS! I just got off the phone with one of the head printer engineers at Hewlett Packard. The basic problem was that BOTH the Belkin router and the Airport Express were supplying IP addresses via DHCP and they were fighting with each other. Using Airport Admin Utitlity, I turned off "Distribute IP Adresses" in the Network Tab. Basically, this turns the Airport Express into a repeater for the Ethernet router.

Now the MacBook is getting it's IP address from the Ethernet router, as is the printer, and everything is fine. All computers, wired and wireless, can see each other in the network browser and print to all the printers.