Printer worked fine yesterday! Today it says 'Job printing on server - waiting for printer to become available' . Network Diagnostics says there is a working internet connection but it cannot find the Epson Stylus Office BX305@my iMac address. Any ideas?
MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Are you still running Leopard 10.5.8 as your profile indicates?
yes I think so - how do I check though?!
Click the Apple symbol in the upper left of the display and the select About this Mac and it will tell you the version of OS X that is installed.
It says OSX Version 10.6.8
10.6.8 is the most up to date version of Snow Leopard.
I would suggest resetting the printing system, please follow Apple's directions in Mac OS X: How to reset the printing system
Message remains "Waiting for printer to become available..." and Job message says /Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter2/Filter/rastertoescpII.app/Contents/MacOS /rastertoescpII failed
How is the printer connected, Ethernet or Wi-Fi?
My iMac is Ethernet and the Macbook Air is WiFi connected to Belkin 54g
Not what I meant, how is the printer connected to the network?
The Epson Printer Utility 4 box which I got by clicking on the Utility section of the Printer Setup window, then clicking on Open Printer Utility says there is a Communication error and it is Offline.
by cable - is that what you mean?!
The Network Diagnostics shows a green light for Ethernet, Network Settings, ISP and Internet but the Server is red and says Failed: the Message reads 'This computer appears to have a working Internet connection, but cannot find "EPSON". You may have typed the address incorrectly." (Not aware of having typed any address, correctly or otherwise, and it was working fine until now! The ? button says:
Can’t connect to the server you’re looking for
Network Diagnostics has determined that your Internet connection appears to be working and can connect to the Internet, but can’t connect to the server you are looking for. There may be something wrong with the server you are trying to reach.
Wait a few minutes and then try again.
If you continue to have problems, contact your Internet service provider.
Is that the problem do you think?
Do not use the Epson application. Please follow the link I provided earlier on resetting the printing system and then re-connect the printer using Apple's advice in Mac 101: Printing (Mac OS X v10.6)
Tried! ... but still the Printer message comes up "Waiting for printer to become available..." - think I'll turn it all off and go to bed! If you have any other bright ideas... thank you for trying to help!
unable to print: server failed is the message. Any ideas? My internet connection is fine
