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Cant get my printer online

I have a MBA w/ a Time Capsule and i cannot get my HP to print wirelessly. It says its offline. Please help.

Macbook Air, Mac OS X (10.5.2), Time Capsule

Posted on Apr 9, 2008 5:12 PM

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Apr 10, 2008 2:55 AM in response to swbh1234

Try going into System Prefs, Printer and Fax settings, remove your printer from the list, then add it back in again.

I found I had to do this to get the system to recognise that my printer had been moved from a direct USB port connection to the Time Capsule's own USB port.

After doing this, the Airport Utility might say that there is no printer attached to Time Capsule - but try printing anyway.

Apr 10, 2008 5:10 PM in response to adlib

adlib wrote:
Try going into System Prefs, Printer and Fax settings, remove your printer from the list, then add it back in again.


Then repeat this step for a week - plugging and unplugging the TC, crashing and rebuilding the hard drive, reloading and downloading new printer drivers and then, in true Apple style, it will one day 'Just Work'. Then whatever you do don't touch the settings again, run out of paper, run out of ink, install a new computer somewhere, or catch a bus without wearing a hat - or it will 'Just Not Work' again and you will have to crash the TC again - loose all your data and then start all over again.

Or just buy a usb hub and several long usb cables and forget the idea of using the TC for wireless printing. Hope this Helps.

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