Linksys WPS 54G

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Linksys WPS 54G

I have the WRT54G Wireless Router
and the WPS54G Wireless Print Server

I have an IBM and a Mac Laptop (powerbook g4)

I am able to use the wireless router with both computers.
I am able to use the wireless print server with only the IBM.

I would like to be able to print wireless with the PowerBook G4 as well but am unable.

Could someone please advise?

Jason

Posted on Sep 23, 2005 3:55 PM

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Answer 1

Henry B.

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Sep 23, 2005 5:30 PM in response to Jason Levine3

Once you know the IP address of this print server device, you can set up printing to it from your Mac following the process described here:
http://www.efelix.co.uk/tech/1300.html
Yes indeed, it is the same process used to manually configure printing to the "print server" built into an Apple Airport Express or Base Station.

What make/model of printer is connected to your print server?

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Answer 2

Sep 23, 2005 5:35 PM in response to Henry B.

thanks,
and it's a HP OfficeJet 5510 All-In-One

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Answer 3

Henry B.

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Sep 23, 2005 5:51 PM in response to Jason Levine3

Ouch. Why is it that people who ask this question always seem to have the most difficult printer models to get working 🙂

The primary issue is the fact that the MacOS driver for this printer supplied by HP will not support network printing via a print server. That means you need to use a third-party printer driver for the OfficeJet 5510 that does support network printing - like GimpPrint or HPIJS (referred to in the web article I referenced above).

To keep things simple, I suggest you follow iFelix's web site instructions, but rather than installing either HPIJS or GimpPrint, use the GimpPrint driver for a DeskJet 900 series printer - that driver is already built in to MacOS 10.4. You will only get 600dpi color printing with that driver - but at least it's a start. If you can get that working, you can move on to downloading and installing Ghostscript and the HPIJS driver for an OfficeJet 5500 (which might produce a better quality printout).

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