I have 2 HP LaserJet printers connected by USB to MacBook Pro (with Catalina).
How can I make these printers accessible as well to new added MacBook Air 2 2022?
MacBook Air 11″, OS X 10.10
Laser Printers?
The typical way to connect laser printers is directly to your network, using an ethernet cable. Then they become network printers, and any device on your network can use them.
If these were dumb inkjet printers that could not possibly connect to a network, the way to connect them would be to check the [√] shared printer checkbox in their printer setup window on the MacBook Pro. Then when your MacBook Pro is on the network and booted up and not asleep, the MacBook Air could see them. After proper setup the MacBook Air, MacBook Air could use them to print.
In every case, you should be sure that
System Preferences > network > what ever you use...
IPv6 is set to "link-local-Only"
This allows the Mac's Bonjour/Discovery protocol to discover them and makes setup much easier.
Do I apply these Network settings on my MBPro or on my new MBAir or both?
BOTH.
after you do, the add-a-Printer dialog should show your network-connected printers on each Mac.
OK will try.
But the router has only one ethernet port. I'll search amazon for ethernet hub.
Printer data is really slow, so ANY speed Hub or Switch will suffice for this purpose.
Before I deal with your last post:
I cannot locate it now, but did you state somewhere (early on), that the 2 printers must be connected by ethernet?
Also, any information about the exact HP monochrome and colour LaserJet models?
New dilemma: wired vs wireless with a plethora of the latter!
Amazon.com : Wi-Fi router with built-switch and 4 LAN ports:
I do the same on MBPro with exactly the same result; Both computers relapse back into iPhone hotspot connection.
Piece a cake!
Brilliant.
Can you connect wirelessly from both Macs? The iPhone and the iPads?
Have you tested the printers?
I'm still working
Yes from both computers
Yes from iPhone
Yes both iPads
Both printers listed but Offline -- to work on; neither working.yet; I need a break.
Thank you for the information. Earlier you said that the printers are old. It would help to know the exact HP LaserJet models. This can be important regarding printer drivers.
I am trying to take this step by step. This is complicated. Remember I am not Apple or HP, just an ordinary user trying to help. If you wish to skip it, fair enough.
I have decided for present to stick with both printers connected to router by ethernet.
This has just consumed too much of my time for now.
May try later again with the HP apps.
How to link printers to 2nd Mac?
