airport express + printing help plz

AD720 · 04-04-2009, 11:01 AM

I don't have an airport so I'm not going to be much help here, but have you installed the printer software on the computers you are trying to print from?

goalie204 · 04-04-2009, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by AD720

I don't have an airport so I'm not going to be much help here, but have you installed the printer software on the computers you are trying to print from?

yes.

The Professor · 04-04-2009, 11:11 AM

This is the setup I have in my house ... well, with a different printer (a Brother) and an Airport Extreme Basestation. I've had a setup like this (with an HP printer at one point) in my house for a long time. You're not going to like what I'm about to say.

Some printers just don't work in this configuration because they don't have the software to handle it. Period. No amount of wishing or fiddling will change that.

I learned this the hard way over the course of 2 days and about 14 hours of fiddling, searching, etc., with a Samsung printer. The model we had picked up just wouldn't work plugged directly into the router. That's when we got the Brother multifunction laser printer we have now.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. On the positive side of things, this gives you the perfect excuse to get an even better printer.

Just be sure to search the Apple website first to make sure it'll work with your APE.

Old Sailor · 04-04-2009, 11:17 AM

You may have to get a wireless print server?

04-04-2009, 11:01 AM	#1
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04-04-2009, 11:11 AM	#3
The Professor i wish i was geRRy... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: geRRy Location: So*Cal... Posts: 1,703 Trading: (7)	Re: airport express + printing help plz This is the setup I have in my house ... well, with a different printer (a Brother) and an Airport Extreme Basestation. I've had a setup like this (with an HP printer at one point) in my house for a long time. You're not going to like what I'm about to say. Some printers just don't work in this configuration because they don't have the software to handle it. Period. No amount of wishing or fiddling will change that. I learned this the hard way over the course of 2 days and about 14 hours of fiddling, searching, etc., with a Samsung printer. The model we had picked up just wouldn't work plugged directly into the router. That's when we got the Brother multifunction laser printer we have now. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. On the positive side of things, this gives you the perfect excuse to get an even better printer. Just be sure to search the Apple website first to make sure it'll work with your APE. __________________ ~Dokk Join the CA Lottery (clicky). It's fun!!!

04-04-2009, 11:17 AM	#4
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