Unable to install Lexmark X4850 printer wirelessly.

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Unable to install Lexmark X4850 printer wirelessly.

After successfully installing Lexmark X4850 wirelessly on my MacBook, I've not been able to install it on my iMac Desktop. After the download of the latest driver is complete and I run the wireless installation, I get the message "No Printer Found". I've uninstalled all the previous driver, but the problem persists. I'm using Airport Express as my wireless router. Any suggestions?

iMac Desktop, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Aug 2, 2009 8:46 AM

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Answer 1

greg sahli

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Aug 2, 2009 4:05 PM in response to Brooklyn Lion

AEx as wireless router - is there another router?

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Answer 2

Aug 3, 2009 5:10 PM in response to greg sahli

No, except for Vonage phone router.

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greg sahli

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Aug 3, 2009 6:25 PM in response to Brooklyn Lion

Sorry, I don't have Vonage...
Is the desktop plugged into the Vonage router (via ethernet)? I'm guessing here that you don't have the A/Exp setup to NOT distribute IP addresses - so your wireless segment is isolated from your wired ethernet subnet.

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Answer 4

Aug 3, 2009 6:28 PM in response to greg sahli

Vonage is plugged directly to Airport Express. I had no problem installing the printer to my Macbook laptop with identical Mac OS system.

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greg sahli

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Aug 3, 2009 8:34 PM in response to Brooklyn Lion

I guess I'm not explaining this well -
You have two routers, creating two different networks. The wireless laptop is in the A/Exp network, so it is expected to see and use the printer easily. But the desktop and Vonage are a separate network - until you change the setup of the A/Exp to be in Bridge Mode - so all computers and printer and A/Exp will be in the Vonage router's network. Use Airport Utility to set the A/Exp in Bridge Mode - in previous versions you just unchecked "Distribute IP addresses" to accomplish this.

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Answer 6

Aug 5, 2009 4:31 PM in response to greg sahli

O.K. I tried it (in fact, as you've said, my laptop was set to "Bridge Mode"); but the issue persists: Printer can't be found.

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Answer 7

Aug 22, 2009 2:08 PM in response to Brooklyn Lion

I've finally solved it! It was the firewall: Once I've changed the setting to allow all incoming connections the printer was installed successfully.

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