Airport express does not find printer

Yaptastic, welcome to the discussion area!

Did you restart the entire network? Give that a try if you have not already done so. For more troubleshooting steps, see the Apple Support Document below.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1253

At the bottom it says if there is still an issue to contact the printer manufacturer, however I am confused why it is the printer's issue when connecting the printer directly to the computer is not a problem. Sounds like passing the buck to me.

There's a significant difference between a printer that is directly attached to a computer and a printer that functions over a network. Separate printer drivers are required for each application.

It is the printer manufacturer that supplies the drivers for their devices to Apple. While most manufacturers have provided drivers that work when a printer is attached directly to a computer, some have not provided drivers for all of their devices to function on a +network connection+.

Since it appears that Brother has not provided the network drivers to Apple for your particular model, you might want to check with Brother to see if the network driver might be available directly from them as a download that you could install to gain the functionality that you need.

Message was edited by: Bob Timmons

The only workaround available to you at this point would be a situation where you have the Lexmark connected to another computer. If you then enable "Printer Sharing" over your network, your laptop would be able to print to the Lexmark over the wireless network.

If it's not too late to return the Lexmark, take a look at the printers offered by the Apple Store as they will function correctly as network printers at the USB port.

Or, look at a printer that will connect using wireless only...not USB. That would also allow you to do what you want.

Hi Yaptastic,

Your Lexmark X5690 supports wireless printing through Airport Express.

Try to reinstall the printer using the latest printer driver from the Lexmark website. Download the driver using this link [Lexmark X5690 Driver for Mac OS X 10.6.5|http://bit.ly/i7JJpM].

After reinstalling the printer driver, go to *System Preferences*:
- Go to *Universal Access* -> place a check mark for *Enable access for assistive devices*.
- Go to Sharing -> place a check mark for *Printer Sharing*.
- Go to Security -> Firewall -> disable firewall.

To add your Lexmark printer on your Mac OS X 10.6.5 through Airport Express, please refer to this article [Support for Apple Wi-Fi Base Station USB Printing|http://bit.ly/hKe4XA]. Note: After Step 4 when you click on " +" button, make sure the " Default" icon is highlighted; *5600 Series* should appear under *Printer Name*, then proceed to the next steps.

I hope this information has been helpful.