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HP LaserJet 4MP printing problem
Authored by: ahl on Jul 16, '02 03:04:00AM

I have a 4MP and it's printing fine from OS X--haven't tried from Classic (I don't think...).

I used to have occasions where things just wouldn't come through (under OS 9) with
the same problem--the Mac couldn't find the printer.

I think the solution is to switch the Asante box off and back on. If that doesn't fix it
try turning the printer power off and back on. It was certainly one or the other.

Of course, in saying this I assume you've confirmed that you actually have both Appletalk
and your Ethernet port enabled--the Mac is still talking Appletalk to the printer; the Asante
box (if it's the same as mine) is just converting from Ethernet to Localtalk cabling. One
easy way to check that is to look at the Asante box--if there are lights flashing when you
try to print it's the Mac looking for the printer, and if it's getting to the Asante box then both
Ethernet and Appletalk are working.



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HP LaserJet 4MP printing problem
Authored by: ToeKnee on Dec 21, '02 10:57:16PM

I had 4MP printing problems also when I installed OS 10.2.2 on my G4. Same ol' configs like everyone else with my setup: phonenet line to an asante talk into an ethernet bus. Wouldn't it be nice if there was an apple talk converter directly into a USB port?! Anyway, I downloaded updated drivers, etc from HP, Asante and something from Linuxprinting called "Gimp-print" & "Ghostprint" (http://www.linuxprinting.org/tylerb/). Still nothing worked. So, I decided to do a simple thing recommended by 'ahl'....I unplugged/replugged the power cord on my asante, and repostioned my ethernet connection from one port on the bus into one next to it, and whatta you know. Bingo! I can print!...I'm now afraid to touch it thinking it won't work if I fiddle with it. I still can't believe it would be this simple to do.



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