LaserWriter Select 360 Driver Needed for Wireless Network

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LaserWriter Select 360 Driver Needed for Wireless Network

Help! Apple advised me that there are very smart people here, smarter than they, who might be able to help me. I'm having the same problem getting my MacBook OS 10.5 to work (at all) with my Laserwriter Select 360. It is not supported (7 years) by Apple. It worked wirelessly when I first set up borrowing the driver from my Ibook. My household uses 3 ibooks with great success including the one I hoped to replace with my MacBook. After 5 months, and trying various solutions posted here, by some fluke it printed once yesterday.

Can anyone tell me where I can get a driver that will work wirelessly with my airport? Apple said I have a Guttenberg (?) default in the OS software, which is not visible in the printer library, but can only be plugged directly into the MacBook via an adapter. This would mean the rest of the Mac users in my home (Ibooks) would not have access to that port and I want to be wireless. I've read many happy reports here and hope someone very wise can help me. Apple says this printer never worked wirelessly. Somehow I completed all of my graduate education using it wirelessly so I have hope that someone here can help. I look forward to hearing from you and appreciate the time you've taken to read this request. Best wishes to all! Ki

macbook, Mac OS X (10.5), laserwriter select 360 printer

Posted on Jun 7, 2008 9:21 AM

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Jun 7, 2008 5:58 PM in response to worldesigns

Mac OS X contains a driver for the LaserWriter Select 360. The PPD or driver is works with any valid type of printer connection. As you have had this printer working with previous installations of Mac OS X, it would seem that there is something different about the way you set it up on your new MacBook.

We need more information as to how the printer is connected. Are you using an Airport base station? Are you using a parallel-to-USB adpater or an Asante box? Are you using another brand of print server?

Matt

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Jun 8, 2008 5:27 AM in response to Matt Broughton

Hi Matt, Thanks for your response. I am using an airport. It is not an airport extreme as I have not set that up. Apple suggested I get an adapter but I do not want to be wired to the printer as I work in a different room and do not want to prevent others in my family from using it wirelessly as we have for years. Thanks in advance for any advice that will help me print again!

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Jun 8, 2008 7:34 AM in response to worldesigns

worldesigns wrote:
Hi Matt, Thanks for your response. I am using an airport. It is not an airport extreme as I have not set that up. Apple suggested I get an adapter but I do not want to be wired to the printer as I work in a different room and do not want to prevent others in my family from using it wirelessly as we have for years. Thanks in advance for any advice that will help me print again!

Either I am not understanding your response or you have not answered my question.

The printer by itself cannot accept a wireless signal. The printer has a LocalTalk port and a parallel port. One of these ports has to be physically connected to some device by means of some cable. Please tell me exactly what cables you have running from the printer and what they are attached to.

You indicated that you have printed wirelessly to this printer before so there must be some physical connection between the printer and some device.

Matt

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Jun 8, 2008 9:23 AM in response to Matt Broughton

Hello Matt, Thank you for your patience and kind assistance. You are correct. I missed an obvious step because I didn't understand what I was guided to set up by Apple 15 years ago and which has been functioning all this time. The printer is connected to a little device called: Data Spec ModuNet. From it a phone line is connected that is attached to my Airport. AppleTalk has always needed to be activated (wired or wireless) for this to work. I hope this information is helpful. I do not wish to frustrate you and, again, thank you for your time and assistance. Kim

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Jun 8, 2008 6:54 PM in response to worldesigns

worldesigns wrote:
The printer is connected to a little device called: Data Spec ModuNet. From it a phone line is connected that is attached to my Airport. AppleTalk has always needed to be activated (wired or wireless) for this to work.

I am not familiar with the device you mention and cannot find any information about it on the internet. I presume it is a LocalTalk to Ethernet bridge like the Asante device or the Farallon iPrint.

At this point, about the only advice I can give you is to refer to any instructions that came with the ModuNet device as to resetting it or the proper order to turn the equipment on. That solves most of the problems for those that use the Asante device.

The only other thing I can suggest is that you try resetting the printing system. To do this, open Print & Fax preference pane. Control-click in the list of printers. You will see an option to reset the printing system. You will then have to add your printer again.

The fact that you were able to print wirelessly with this before shows that you have a driver that will work wirelessly.

Matt

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