neil w
29-03-2007, 5:26 PM
hi
my first post in this section , and also new to macs .
is it possible to connect a printer to the usb on the hub and print wirelessley using my macbook
if so how
thanks
neil
I've been looking into this as well, some time ago I managed to get it working (sort of) using a gimp driver. It would only print gibberish though. It seems quite simple if you're using a pc but I've yet to find a working method using any of my Macs. On pc you connect your printer to your pc and install as normal then connect it the the homehub and change the port in windows to 192.168.1.253. This doesn't seem possible in os x, or at least I've not found the method yet.
if you do figure it out please, let me know :)
edit:
The instructions for a pc (from hubbub)
USB Printer on home hub........
1.Add your printer normally as if its attached to your machine.
2.Once added right click on properties then on the ports tab.
3.Click add port, choose Standard TCP/IP Port, click New Port.
4.Enter 192.168.1.253 as the IP address any thing you like as the name.
5.Click custom then settings.
6.Choose LPR as protocol Queue Name: LPT1 check LPR byte counting as enabled, click ok.
7.Finish the wizard.