Linksys PSUS4 print server and Canon ip3000 printer

Why can't OX 10.4.2 use the already installed print drivers and just switch to sending the data to the print server?

Great question.
Canon (and all non-postscript printer manufacturers except Brother) does not provide drivers that can use all the other comm protocols that OS X and CUPS can use, because it was easier for them to use the legacy OS-9 style single-comm driver. I think it's fair to say Apple didn't help, because it didn't remove that possibility. In addition, Canon doesn't help the open source community, so no one has come up with free CUPS drivers (like Gimp-Print) for Canons newer than 6 years old.

You can buy an excellent CUPS driver from www.printfab.net. Then you can use all the OS X network protocols.

When you set up your IP printing, don't forget to enter the linksys-specific queue name in the setup - it's a part of the address that gets data to the printer.

Hope this helps.

Printserver connected to windows xp system and works fine. attempting to print from mac os x tiger 4, nothing happens. able to ping printserver. printer shows printing on panel, but no print.
Printer is a Canon MP780, drivers have been installed on mac. linksys folks say i need to port the device.

192.168.1.102:

Status: Processing
Print Server: Local
Driver Version: 10.4
Default: Yes
URI: ipp://192.168.1.102/
PPD: Generic PostScript Printer
PPD File Version: 1.0
PostScript Version: (2000.0) 1

additional info on psus4 mac problem.
AppleTalk lookup has started ...

Found 1 entries in zone *
65369.001.128 LKCF519D:LaserWriter

AppleTalk lookup has completed ...

PRINT & FAX

Printer
CanonMp7

Name: CanonMP7
Location: Workgroup
Kind: LaserWriter Printer
Status: Idle

Ping has started ...

PING 192.168.1.102 (192.168.1.102): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.1.102: icmp_seq=0 ttl=30 time=0.421 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.102: icmp_seq=1 ttl=30 time=0.384 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.102: icmp_seq=2 ttl=30 time=0.377 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.102: icmp_seq=3 ttl=30 time=0.389 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.102: icmp_seq=4 ttl=30 time=0.355 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.102: icmp_seq=5 ttl=30 time=0.404 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.102: icmp_seq=6 ttl=30 time=0.390 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.102: icmp_seq=7 ttl=30 time=0.396 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.102: icmp_seq=8 ttl=30 time=0.392 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.102: icmp_seq=9 ttl=30 time=0.407 ms

--- 192.168.1.102 ping statistics ---
10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.355/0.392/0.421/0.017 ms

NETSTATS:

Active Internet connections (including servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state)
tcp4 0 0 . . CLOSED
tcp4 0 0 . . CLOSED
tcp4 0 0 192.168.1.100.49766 192.168.1.101.netbios- ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 192.168.1.100.49451 liveca07.rightno.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 192.168.1.100.49450 liveca07.rightno.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 192.168.1.100.49360 liveca07.rightno.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 192.168.1.100.49345 liveca07.rightno.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 192.168.1.100.49339 liveca07.rightno.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 192.168.1.100.49338 liveca07.rightno.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 192.168.1.100.49333 liveca07.rightno.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 192.168.1.100.49332 liveca07.rightno.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 192.168.1.100.49323 liveca07.rightno.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 192.168.1.100.49319 liveca07.rightno.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 192.168.1.100.49315 liveca07.rightno.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 *.printer . LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 *.515 . LISTEN
tcp4 0 0 *.ipp . LISTEN
tcp4 0 0 . . CLOSED
tcp4 0 0 . . CLOSED
tcp4 0 0 . . CLOSED
tcp4 0 0 *.svrloc . LISTEN
tcp4 0 0 . . CLOSED
tcp4 0 0 *.afpovertcp . LISTEN
tcp46 0 0 *.afpovertcp . LISTEN
tcp4 0 0 . . CLOSED
tcp4 0 0 localhost.netinfo-loca localhost.1017 ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 localhost.1017 localhost.netinfo-loca ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 localhost.netinfo-loca localhost.1021 ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 localhost.1021 localhost.netinfo-loca ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 localhost.netinfo-loca . LISTEN
udp4 0 0 192.168.1.100.49406 .
udp4 0 0 *.ipp .
udp4 0 0 . .
udp4 0 0 . .
udp4 0 0 *.svrloc .
udp4 0 0 . .
udp4 0 0 192.168.1.100.49158 .
udp4 0 0 *.mdns .
udp

M Wade,
My response to cejones applies to you, too. Canon's driver won't communicate over the network.

Thanks. I have come to that stark reality.