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Airport Express Compatibility...

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noahsnyc

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Sep 27, 2003
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Hello -

Just fishing around trying to find out whether or not AE is going to be compatible with various brand-name multi-use devices.

In other words, has anyone managed to hook an AE up with any of those printer/scanner/copier gizmos?

Specific printers are listed on the Apple site, but I'm really wondering about these "mutant" machines...

Thanks

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LeeTom

LeeTom

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May 31, 2004
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I highly doubt a multifunction printer that isn't listed on Apple's site would work very well. I could be wrong, but it will definitely be a gamble.

Lee Tom
 
mkrishnan

mkrishnan

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FWIW, I tried a Brother MFC-3100 (I think) that my parents have on my AEBS and it did work, despite not being on the list. The scanner shows up too, although I have never tried scanning from it. I don't know if it would do anything or not. But I'd tend to agree with LeeTom not to hold your breath. Especially for getting more than printing out of it.

Although, there are some workarounds -- see this:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20030915050404405
 
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noahsnyc

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Sep 27, 2003
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Los Angeles
mkrishnan said:
FWIW, I tried a Brother MFC-3100 (I think) that my parents have on my AEBS and it did work, despite not being on the list. The scanner shows up too, although I have never tried scanning from it.
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20030915050404405
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That link looks very promising...

Anyone try that specific hack?

Obviously, if we could get the "thing" to just print it'd be better than nothing.

Any reasons why an Airport Express wouldn't work with the same hack for an Airport Extreme??

Thanks,

N.
 
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