I am running MacOS Mojave ver 10.14.5 and I cannot get my Mac to recognize my Dell 3100cn printer. I downloaded the driver from here: https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=r114436&oscode=mac1&productcode=dell-3100cn but it opens a .sit file which is just a text file.
Need help!!
Mac mini, macOS 10.14
Dell has not supported that particular printer for a very long time. Anything distributed in a Stuffit (.sit) archive format is certain to be very old, and probably no longer useful.
Please read Printer and scanner drivers for Mac - Apple Support and pay particular attention to the boxed note stating "This list is no longer updated."
Although macOS supports only AirPrint-compatible devices, all hope is not lost. If you can find a compatible AirPrint print server that supports that printer, you may be able to keep using it. Here is one such device, among other potential solutions: https://www.lantronix.com/products/xprintserver-office/.
Good news: according to https://www.lantronix.com/support/xprintserver-compatible-printer-lists/?v=ios&pb=Dell, your Dell 3100cn should work with it. Check with Lantronix to be sure though.
Similar devices are listed in that Apple Support document, under "AirPrint print servers."
Dell has not supported that particular printer for a very long time. Anything distributed in a Stuffit (.sit) archive format is certain to be very old, and probably no longer useful.
Please read Printer and scanner drivers for Mac - Apple Support and pay particular attention to the boxed note stating "This list is no longer updated."
Although macOS supports only AirPrint-compatible devices, all hope is not lost. If you can find a compatible AirPrint print server that supports that printer, you may be able to keep using it. Here is one such device, among other potential solutions: https://www.lantronix.com/products/xprintserver-office/.
Good news: according to https://www.lantronix.com/support/xprintserver-compatible-printer-lists/?v=ios&pb=Dell, your Dell 3100cn should work with it. Check with Lantronix to be sure though.
Similar devices are listed in that Apple Support document, under "AirPrint print servers."
Thanks I will check it out and respond.
I have had this printer for years and it prints better than any inkjet I have used, so I would like to go back to using it. Thanks again
Dell 3100cn drivers
