Network Printer Problems

04-06-2006, 03:15 PM

I am using a Canon i450 printer.

When printing directing from USB, it works fine.

However, when I plug it into my D-Link Router (w/ USB Print server), the document shows up in the print queue, but never prints.

The little print window in Print Central states "network host 192.168.0.1 is busy; will retry in 30 seconds."

Is it an IP Add Problem? How do I find out my IP Add?

Question:

When setting up my printer, Under Print server utility, which protocol do I use?
Line Printer Daemon - LPD or Internet Printing Protocol?

I am cannot find my printer driver in the list of printers for selection. I am using an option that is close. S450.
Generic Printer does not work.

Thank u all.

gsahli · 04-06-2006, 08:33 PM

Network printing using the protocols that CUPS provides us in OS X requires a driver that works with CUPS (a CUPS driver). Postscript drivers are automatically CUPS drivers because postscript is the native output of OS X. Non-postscript printers, on the other hand, require a real driver that translates postscript into the code for the printer. Except for Brother, no non-postscript printer comes with CUPS drivers for OS X.
In other words, Canon's driver was written for USB only - it doesn't do network printing.
Apple tried to get around this by including Gimp-Print (CUPS) drivers, but only one newer model Canon is supported (iP3000, I think).

The only CUPS driver that supports your printer is from www.printfab.net.

As for the print server, there is auto-setup software for Windows, but not OS X. We have to read the manual and take care of details ourselves. The most common error is not entering the device queue name in Printer Setup for the IPP or LPD protocols. Find the queue name in the router/server manual. Common queue names are L1, lp, lpt1, etc.

04-06-2006, 03:15 PM	#1
wayne Guest Posts: n/a	I am using a Canon i450 printer. When printing directing from USB, it works fine. However, when I plug it into my D-Link Router (w/ USB Print server), the document shows up in the print queue, but never prints. The little print window in Print Central states "network host 192.168.0.1 is busy; will retry in 30 seconds." Is it an IP Add Problem? How do I find out my IP Add? Question: When setting up my printer, Under Print server utility, which protocol do I use? Line Printer Daemon - LPD or Internet Printing Protocol? I am cannot find my printer driver in the list of printers for selection. I am using an option that is close. S450. Generic Printer does not work. Thank u all.

04-06-2006, 08:33 PM	#2
gsahli MVP Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,264	Network printing using the protocols that CUPS provides us in OS X requires a driver that works with CUPS (a CUPS driver). Postscript drivers are automatically CUPS drivers because postscript is the native output of OS X. Non-postscript printers, on the other hand, require a real driver that translates postscript into the code for the printer. Except for Brother, no non-postscript printer comes with CUPS drivers for OS X. In other words, Canon's driver was written for USB only - it doesn't do network printing. Apple tried to get around this by including Gimp-Print (CUPS) drivers, but only one newer model Canon is supported (iP3000, I think). The only CUPS driver that supports your printer is from www.printfab.net. As for the print server, there is auto-setup software for Windows, but not OS X. We have to read the manual and take care of details ourselves. The most common error is not entering the device queue name in Printer Setup for the IPP or LPD protocols. Find the queue name in the router/server manual. Common queue names are L1, lp, lpt1, etc.