[Macinsloan] Re: Printer setup

[Jeff Hwang]

Hey John,

Sorry for the delayed reply.  Finally had a chance to retry with the  
Tang Lab printer and using "LPD printer" worked great.  Thanks for  
your help!

Best,
Jeff


On Sep 12, 2005, at 3:19 PM, John Harthorne 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
>>
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>>
>> 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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