I just bought an new MacPro. Come to find out my old printer (hp photosmart 7350) is no longer supported in Leopard. So I bought a new Canon Pixma ip4500. Turns out printing with bonjour over an airport is not supported in Leopard. My favorite thing was that Canon puts in small print on their driver download page that "Mac Air" printing was not supported. Who calls it "Mac Air" anyway? And why did they decide to hide it? So a fool would buy the printer and find out later it wasn't fully supported. What a Scam. What the h*** is wrong with Apple that they have to break every d**n thing with their worthless updates? Hello Apple! Wake up! Are there any printers in this world that works properly with Leopard?
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Are there any printers that work over Airport in Leopard?
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Their latest download is the same version as packaged. That is where I found their small footnote that "Air Mac" is not available in Leopard:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/c...oadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=257&modelid=15596
Is Canon making up arcane terms to confuse the consumer? I thought it was called 'wireless' or 'wireless bonjour' printing. The Apple website says "all major manufactures have adopted the 'bonjour' technology." What a CROCK.
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/c...oadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=257&modelid=15596
Is Canon making up arcane terms to confuse the consumer? I thought it was called 'wireless' or 'wireless bonjour' printing. The Apple website says "all major manufactures have adopted the 'bonjour' technology." What a CROCK.
Check this thread; in particular, my last post. I hope it helps...
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/433032/
dborja
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/433032/
dborja
hp deskjet 6980 series...
I bought it at costco a couple of months ago for under 100$. It works great and I currently print from all four of my home computers wirelessly ( 2 windows, 2 mac). Setup was a bit confusing, but plugging it into the router through ethernet seemed to set it up most effectively. Now it sits in a drawer and completely out of site =)
I bought it at costco a couple of months ago for under 100$. It works great and I currently print from all four of my home computers wirelessly ( 2 windows, 2 mac). Setup was a bit confusing, but plugging it into the router through ethernet seemed to set it up most effectively. Now it sits in a drawer and completely out of site =)
Are you running Leopard? New Egg says it is supported to 10.4
What bugs me the most is that Canon doesn't say anything about the incompatibility on their site:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/c...t&keycode=macdr&fcategoryid=267&modelid=12892
But when I go to download the driver it says:
Caution:
1. Use the CUPS drivers in the following cases only: -When performing 16-bit color printing -When printing from the 64-bit application 2. Mac OS X v10.5 Printing from Air Mac is not available.
I tried toggling the sharing and using 4300 drivers. I got it to feed the paper but not print. I can print through everything but Airport. Bummer
Are there any printers that are currently available in the $200 range that work with Airport?
I have nothing useful to add past my comments in the other thread linked (I'd forgotten that I also set up a friend's iP3500 on an Airport, but that was Tiger, not Leopard), but a note on Canon's badly-worded support documentation:
I expect the "Mac Air" on Canon's site comes from a translation error; in Japan, Airport is marketed as AirMac. Given that Canon is a Japanese company, I'll bet it worked its way in through a bilingual support engineer or translator.
I expect the "Mac Air" on Canon's site comes from a translation error; in Japan, Airport is marketed as AirMac. Given that Canon is a Japanese company, I'll bet it worked its way in through a bilingual support engineer or translator.
Canon should stick to cameras
Well it's official Canon does not and will not support printing over Airport:
"Thank you for writing to us about your PIXMA iP4500. We value you as a
Canon customer and appreciate the opportunity to assist you.
Canon does not directly support sharing or networking the printer using
Apple's Airport base station or access point for wireless printing. You
should refer to the setup information and directions provided with the
Airport. With this said, many Mac users share and successfully print
with their Canon printers using the Airport, but it should be noted that Canon does not support printing unless the printer is directly connected to a
native USB port on the Mac. If you are having an issue printing when using the Airport, you should retry printing with the printer directly connected
to the USB port on the Mac.
Your comments are noted and will be passed along to the appropriate
party. "
What a CROCK! I've spent 4k on a computer and accessories to find features not supported. Buyer beware! Canon will tell you to take a hike. I'll be returning this POS.
Before I try another manufacturer has anybody gotten their currently available consumer grade printer to print over Airport in Leopard?
Well it's official Canon does not and will not support printing over Airport:
"Thank you for writing to us about your PIXMA iP4500. We value you as a
Canon customer and appreciate the opportunity to assist you.
Canon does not directly support sharing or networking the printer using
Apple's Airport base station or access point for wireless printing. You
should refer to the setup information and directions provided with the
Airport. With this said, many Mac users share and successfully print
with their Canon printers using the Airport, but it should be noted that Canon does not support printing unless the printer is directly connected to a
native USB port on the Mac. If you are having an issue printing when using the Airport, you should retry printing with the printer directly connected
to the USB port on the Mac.
Your comments are noted and will be passed along to the appropriate
party. "
What a CROCK! I've spent 4k on a computer and accessories to find features not supported. Buyer beware! Canon will tell you to take a hike. I'll be returning this POS.
Before I try another manufacturer has anybody gotten their currently available consumer grade printer to print over Airport in Leopard?
I have a Brother 2040 laser printer and it works just fine printing over Airport. It costs about $119.
I use an HP Photosmart 3310 that works with Leopard using an Airport Express wireless home network.
Another one down
I just tried the Epson R280. It intermittantly prints through Airport, but the EPSON PRINT MONITOR crashes contunually. Epson won't reply to my email. That's three that wont work since Leopard!
I just tried the Epson R280. It intermittantly prints through Airport, but the EPSON PRINT MONITOR crashes contunually. Epson won't reply to my email. That's three that wont work since Leopard!
Not to keep this thread alive forever but there is a known issue with many printers printing through Airport. Here is what Epson says:
"For optimal performance Epson tests and supports a direct connection from
the printer to the Host PC/MAC. Although other methods are offered by
third-party vendors Epson does not support or recommend this. Epson cannot
guarantee consistent data transfer through any intermediate third-party
devices. Because of the amount of information sent to the printer during a
print job, it is necessary to have uninterrupted and consistent data flow.
If you are experiencing communication errors while connected through any
such device, you may want to contact the manufacturer.
There is a known issue Epson currently is working with Apple on a solution.
The Epson Status Monitor requires constant bidirectional communication with
the Host for it to function properly. The Airport Extreme only allows a one
way communication, so when the Epson Status Monitor tries to update the
Host with the proper ink levels you will receive a communication error."
I went ahead and bought an hp deskjet 6940 because I could connect it directly to my Airport Extreme Base Station with an ethernet cable. It works a lot better, but I had to sacrifice print quality compared to the other printers in the same price range.
"For optimal performance Epson tests and supports a direct connection from
the printer to the Host PC/MAC. Although other methods are offered by
third-party vendors Epson does not support or recommend this. Epson cannot
guarantee consistent data transfer through any intermediate third-party
devices. Because of the amount of information sent to the printer during a
print job, it is necessary to have uninterrupted and consistent data flow.
If you are experiencing communication errors while connected through any
such device, you may want to contact the manufacturer.
There is a known issue Epson currently is working with Apple on a solution.
The Epson Status Monitor requires constant bidirectional communication with
the Host for it to function properly. The Airport Extreme only allows a one
way communication, so when the Epson Status Monitor tries to update the
Host with the proper ink levels you will receive a communication error."
I went ahead and bought an hp deskjet 6940 because I could connect it directly to my Airport Extreme Base Station with an ethernet cable. It works a lot better, but I had to sacrifice print quality compared to the other printers in the same price range.
I am using an Epson RX580 all in one (printing only), an Epson Stylus CX4200. both seem to work fine...
Maybe I missed a point so if I did...I apologize. But have you tried to turn printer sharing services ON ? My Samsung SCP-4200 is plugged in a USB port to my Mac Mini and I can print wirelessly with my Macbook.
I think it is a crap shoot. Manufacturers aren't going to tell you your printer won't work in certain circumstances. They let you find out for yourself, or if you email them with a problem, after you've bought it.
Same here, I have the same printer. Love the HP 6980. Worked in Tiger wirelessly and works in Leopard perfectly, never had an issue.