[Macinsloan] Re: Printer setup

[Nick Hofmeister]

That did it for me. Thanks!


On 9/12/05 3:19 PM, "John Harthorne" <jharthorne at sloan.mit.edu> wrote:

> Jeff,
> 
> I had a similar complaint from somebody else, so I double checked my
> settings.
> 
> Turns out, I think I sent out the wrong instructions for that
> printer. Sorry.
> 
> Try setting it up as an LPD printer, instead of an IP printer. Please
> let the group know if that solves the problem.
> 
> Once again, sorry for the confusion. I had some trouble setting up
> printers initially too, and I had several pages of notes on what I
> had tried -- guess I included the wrong instructions for that
> printer. I believe the others are correct. Please let me know if you
> are having troubles with them too.
> 
> Thanks for the heads up.
> 
> - John
> 
> On Sep 12, 2005, at 10:34 AM, Jeff Hwang wrote:
> 
>> Hi John,
>> 
>> Thanks for sending these instructions. I'm sitting in the Tang Lab
>> (E51-221) right now and I can't seem to get the printer to work
>> after following your instructions.  I AM able to add the printer
>> using the Printer Setup Utility.  But when I try to print a Word
>> doc, I get a "Unable to get printer status" error.  Any suggestions?
>> 
>> I'll try the other printers at Sloan when i have a chance.  Truth
>> is, i've been having printing in general from my iBook (OS X
>> 10.4.2).  Well, I'll figure it out.  Look forward to meeting you.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> Jeff
>> 
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 20:56:26 -0400
>> From: John Harthorne <jharthorne at sloan.mit.edu>
>> To: Macinsloan <macinsloan at mit.edu>
>> Subject: [Macinsloan] How to setup printers
>> 
>> ***
>> 
>> Printer A in the Tang Lab
>> 
>> Open Printer Setup Utility
>> Click Add Printer Icon
>> Make sure "IP Printer" icon is highlighted at top
>> Select Internet Printing Protocol - IPP
>> Set address to: 18.186.0.133
>> 
>> Set name to: something memorable
>> Print using: HP Laserjet 8150 Series
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
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