Printer (Canon Pixma iP6600d) setup help iMac, TC, and Windows XP laptop

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Printer (Canon Pixma iP6600d) setup help iMac, TC, and Windows XP laptop

So here's my issue: I have my Canon printer connected to my time capsule. It shows up in airport utility as being connected. I have it set up on my iMac (ethernet connection to the TC) as the default printer, and there are no issues. I have a windows XP laptop (work computer) connected via wireless to the internet via the TC (Airport). Bonjour, running on the windows laptop does not see/recognize any available printers when I run the wizard. So, even though it appears to be set up as a shared printer, I can't get to it wirelessly from my PC. Please help!

iMac 24" 3.06gHz, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Apr 20, 2009 12:15 PM

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Apr 27, 2009 10:34 AM in response to cyclistedc

I have the same problem.
It's a Canon Pixma too.

It works fine connected directly to a USB socket on my PC Laptop
But when connected to my AirPort extreme I get absolutely nothing.
It does show up in the printers section of AirPort Utility.

Kris.

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PAHU

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May 12, 2009 12:30 AM in response to cyclistedc

Open Control Panel > Windows Firewall. If you have the firewall enabled, check that the setting "Don't allow exceptions", located under the General tab, is not enabled.

Also, if the firewall is enabled, click the Exceptions tab and ensure you can see Bonjour in the list and it is enabled (tick in the box).

Actually, as a brief test, you could disable the firewall to see if this is the cause of the printer not appearing. A working PC will show the Airport printer immediately after searching.

PaHu

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