Connecting to a PCL printer via an ethernet USB print server

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Connecting to a PCL printer via an ethernet USB print server

I have an HP 1200 printer conneted via USB to an ethernet print server (Belkin F1UP0301). This is the only Mac in an otherwise all Windows home network.

I was able to install HPIJS to get the printer to work via a direct USB connection (as described at http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/macosxhpijs), but now would like to access it via ip. In windows, you simply add a tcp port and add the driver and your off to the races. I've tried to add a new printer on the mac with the IPP option, entered the ip address of the print server (with and without the specific reference to port 9100), and the HPIJS driver for the printer but I can never connect to the printer. Any ideas? This is a Belkin F1UP0301. Its a 2 port server, but this is the only attached device. Specific addressing is 192.168.1.99 and port 9100.

TIA

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6), Windows networks

Posted on Feb 10, 2011 12:55 PM

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greg sahli

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Feb 10, 2011 4:01 PM in response to ChazinCT

port 9100 is called HP Jetdirect-socket on OS X. So Add the printer with IP > HP Jetdirect and enter the IP address (don't enter the 9100 anywhere - OS X does that automatically).

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Tommy18

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Apr 24, 2011 11:31 AM in response to greg sahli

I have the same issue with my HP LJ 2200 on a Belkin F1UP0301 print server. I can print directly with the USB cable to the printer but not via my wireless network. I can ping the printer fine and I checked the print server port config is using port 515. please help.

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greg sahli

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Apr 24, 2011 6:27 PM in response to Tommy18

port 515 means protocol IP > LPD. LPD is specified to have a unique queue name (sometimes called port name). Page 31 of the belkin manual says that USB port #1 has queue name of "lp1" and USB port #2 has queue name of "lp2." Make sure you enter the appropriate queue name when you add the printer.

If you were to use IP > HP jetdirect, USB #1 = 9100 and USB #2 = 9101.

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Tommy18

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Apr 25, 2011 5:46 PM in response to greg sahli

YES! Works! Thank You! I keep putting Ip1 for my printer on USB#1 on the queue instead of 9100 and didn't select "HP jetdirect socket" and keep trying between LPD and IPP!

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