Comments on: Using an HP LaserJet 2100TN with Snow Leopard http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/ Support and additional material related to how-to guides by Maria Langer. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:13:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-11253 Greg Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:50:17 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-11253 I, too, have lost access to the printer after upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion (10.7.2), which doesn't make sense, since it's just communicating to an IP address. It couldn't automatically find the printer, and when configured manually and a print job sent, it just says that the printer is busy. Is this the end of the line? I, too, have lost access to the printer after upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion (10.7.2), which doesn’t make sense, since it’s just communicating to an IP address.

It couldn’t automatically find the printer, and when configured manually and a print job sent, it just says that the printer is busy.

Is this the end of the line?

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10884 Maria Langer Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:01:37 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10884 eyefunk: Thanks for sharing this. While I'm not convinced it's an easier way to get the job done, if it works for you (and others), it's a good alternative method. eyefunk: Thanks for sharing this. While I’m not convinced it’s an easier way to get the job done, if it works for you (and others), it’s a good alternative method.

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10883 Maria Langer Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:59:45 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10883 Michel: Merci! Je suis content que mon instructions peut vous aider. J'ai utilisé Google Translate pour m'aider à lire ce que vous avez écrit. Maintenant je l'utilise pour écrire de nouveau à vous. J'espère que vous n'avez pas besoin de trop rire! Michel: Merci! Je suis content que mon instructions peut vous aider.

J’ai utilisé Google Translate pour m’aider à lire ce que vous avez écrit. Maintenant je l’utilise pour écrire de nouveau à vous. J’espère que vous n’avez pas besoin de trop rire!

]]> By: Michel Girard http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10882 Michel Girard Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:43:18 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10882 Génial !! En suivant votre façon de connecter une HP LaserJet 2100 series à Ethernet 2 d'un Mac Pro (sous OS X 10.6.8), celle-ci refonctionne après 1 mois de galère et de non-impression. En même temps Ethernet 1 (deux ports Ethernet sur Mac Pro) est connecté à ma Livebox. Sans tout comprendre : pourquoi une adresse comme 191.0.0.191 alors que la HP a l'adresse 192.0.0.192. Dans votre article vous dites : "manual address from the Configure IPv4 pop-up menu and entered 192.0.0.191 (why not?). Cela a été déterminant. Un grand merci. Étant français, j'ai dû lire au moins 5 fois votre article (Belle récompense !!). À votre tour de faire un petit effort pour lire ma prose !! Génial !!
En suivant votre façon de connecter une HP LaserJet 2100 series à Ethernet 2 d’un Mac Pro (sous OS X 10.6.8), celle-ci refonctionne après 1 mois de galère et de non-impression.
En même temps Ethernet 1 (deux ports Ethernet sur Mac Pro) est connecté à ma Livebox.
Sans tout comprendre : pourquoi une adresse comme 191.0.0.191 alors que la HP a l’adresse 192.0.0.192.
Dans votre article vous dites :
“manual address from the Configure IPv4 pop-up menu and entered 192.0.0.191 (why not?).
Cela a été déterminant.
Un grand merci. Étant français, j’ai dû lire au moins 5 fois votre article (Belle récompense !!).
À votre tour de faire un petit effort pour lire ma prose !!

]]> By: eyefunk http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10862 eyefunk Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:39:25 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10862 Hi Instead of resetting the printer to change it's ip address, I simply changed the ip-address range on the router so that the ip-address already set up on the printer was within this range. All the Macs, PCs, and stuff on your network will pick up a new ip in this new range automatically if you're using DHCP. You can also make reservation for the printers ip address so that other devices doesn't pick it up while the printer is off, but this was not necessary in my case. Printer: Laserjet 2100tn Router: Airport Extreme Basestation Mac os x 10.6.x No problem Hi
Instead of resetting the printer to change it’s ip address, I simply changed the ip-address range on the router so that the ip-address already set up on the printer was within this range. All the Macs, PCs, and stuff on your network will pick up a new ip in this new range automatically if you’re using DHCP. You can also make reservation for the printers ip address so that other devices doesn’t pick it up while the printer is off, but this was not necessary in my case.

Printer: Laserjet 2100tn
Router: Airport Extreme Basestation
Mac os x 10.6.x

No problem

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10736 Maria Langer Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:53:29 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10736 I admit that I haven't tried it yet. I've been away for the summer; my HP 2100 TN is home. I probably won't get around to trying it until October. I admit that I haven’t tried it yet. I’ve been away for the summer; my HP 2100 TN is home. I probably won’t get around to trying it until October.

]]> By: ProfMac http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10733 ProfMac Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:29:59 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10733 Well...I guess we should start talking about Lion and its compatibility with our beloved HP 2100M. Who has had success configuring it in Lion? So far, no luck over here. I tried using the same IP address I know works in Snow (I'm using a separate system disk on my Mac Pro for Lion), but no love so far. How's everyone else doing? Maria? Well…I guess we should start talking about Lion and its compatibility with our beloved HP 2100M. Who has had success configuring it in Lion? So far, no luck over here. I tried using the same IP address I know works in Snow (I’m using a separate system disk on my Mac Pro for Lion), but no love so far.

How’s everyone else doing? Maria?

]]> By: Barbara http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10568 Barbara Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:28:54 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10568 That previous reply was a bit premature. I typed in the new IP address into the TOP part of the Add a Printer box (not the bottom), and it worked! Of course, the name of the printer is now the IP address, but who cares? I actually works from the iMac. Now I will try it from my newer laptop! Thanks to all the previous posters, even though I understand less than a third of what was said! :-( That previous reply was a bit premature. I typed in the new IP address into the TOP part of the Add a Printer box (not the bottom), and it worked! Of course, the name of the printer is now the IP address, but who cares? I actually works from the iMac. Now I will try it from my newer laptop!

Thanks to all the previous posters, even though I understand less than a third of what was said! :-(

]]> By: Barbara http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10567 Barbara Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:22:05 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10567 This is so confusing! The first mistake I made was to reset the IP number without taking off the Jet Direct card. Now what do I do? Oh, I should mention that before I did that, I downloaded a whole lot of software updates, none of which have worked so far since I can't get the "Add a Printer" to recognize the printer. (Then I saw the recommendations NOT to download all the software updates because it might just muck up everything.) Good grief! Someone posted that I could avoid the whole problem by getting the Belkin Parallel Adaptor, but the only one listed on the Belkin web site works only for Windows. There are a lot of them listed on Amazon, but it doesn't say whether they work on Macs or not. Another person wrote that he bought one and it didn't work and he couldn't send it back because he had opened the package. Not going to waste my money that way. I really hate to throw out this printer. It worked great at school with my old eMate, but now they have updated all the computers, and I can't get it to work anywhere. (If only I had not updated my iMac (from 2003) to 10.4.11. . . .) This is so confusing! The first mistake I made was to reset the IP number without taking off the Jet Direct card. Now what do I do?

Oh, I should mention that before I did that, I downloaded a whole lot of software updates, none of which have worked so far since I can’t get the “Add a Printer” to recognize the printer. (Then I saw the recommendations NOT to download all the software updates because it might just muck up everything.) Good grief!

Someone posted that I could avoid the whole problem by getting the Belkin Parallel Adaptor, but the only one listed on the Belkin web site works only for Windows. There are a lot of them listed on Amazon, but it doesn’t say whether they work on Macs or not. Another person wrote that he bought one and it didn’t work and he couldn’t send it back because he had opened the package. Not going to waste my money that way.

I really hate to throw out this printer. It worked great at school with my old eMate, but now they have updated all the computers, and I can’t get it to work anywhere. (If only I had not updated my iMac (from 2003) to 10.4.11. . . .)

]]> By: Greg http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10436 Greg Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:25:42 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10436 Snow Leopard can see and share with other Macs with earlier versions of the OS, such as Tiger. Set up the HP on a Tiger-formatted Mac, and then share via printer sharing. I assume Lion is the same, but haven't played with Lion yet. Snow Leopard can see and share with other Macs with earlier versions of the OS, such as Tiger. Set up the HP on a Tiger-formatted Mac, and then share via printer sharing. I assume Lion is the same, but haven’t played with Lion yet.

]]> By: Venice http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10394 Venice Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:31:24 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10394 Hi Greg, I've held onto an old G5 (non intel) and now use it as a wireless server; there's a lot to be said for keeping (or buying as you suggest) an old computer. My question is with this: "Simply share it from the iMac using Appletalk,and you don’t have to worry about the IP address changing by itself." Can you please detail what machine you are sharing from and to? I thought the problem here is that Snow Leopard abandoned Appletalk and thus, this great workaround via ethernet. I'm asking because I will have to upgrade to Lion at some point and don't want to lose my HP Laserjet HP 2100TN printer when I leave SL. Thank you, Venice Hi Greg,

I’ve held onto an old G5 (non intel) and now use it as a wireless server; there’s a lot to be said for keeping (or buying as you suggest) an old computer.

My question is with this:
“Simply share it from the iMac using Appletalk,and you don’t have to worry about the IP address changing by itself.”

Can you please detail what machine you are sharing from and to? I thought the problem here is that Snow Leopard abandoned Appletalk and thus, this great workaround via ethernet. I’m asking because I will have to upgrade to Lion at some point and don’t want to lose my HP Laserjet HP 2100TN printer when I leave SL.

Thank you,
Venice

]]> By: Viva Moodley http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10390 Viva Moodley Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:01:41 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10390 Has anyone upgraded to MAC OS Lion had the same difficulty as Snow Leopard did with the printer? Has anyone upgraded to MAC OS Lion had the same difficulty as Snow Leopard did with the printer?

]]> By: Greg http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10362 Greg Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:27:06 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-10362 Not meaning to resurrect a dead thread, but being able to change the IP back from 192.0.0.192 to something more useful like 192.168.0.10 with the telnet command allows you to use your ethernet cable for both internet access and printing. Another solution, if you have the floor space, is to buy an old G3 iMac off of craigslist for $25-$30, and use it for a dedicated print server running some flavor OS X 10.4. Simply share it from the iMac using Appletalk, and you don't have to worry about the IP address changing by itself. It is a great printer. Not meaning to resurrect a dead thread, but being able to change the IP back from 192.0.0.192 to something more useful like 192.168.0.10 with the telnet command allows you to use your ethernet cable for both internet access and printing.

Another solution, if you have the floor space, is to buy an old G3 iMac off of craigslist for $25-$30, and use it for a dedicated print server running some flavor OS X 10.4. Simply share it from the iMac using Appletalk, and you don’t have to worry about the IP address changing by itself.

It is a great printer.

]]> By: caffeinefiend58 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-8682 caffeinefiend58 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 07:14:59 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-8682 My friend had my printer for a while and when they upgraded their computer I got it back. When I had to upgrade I ran into the same problem of not being able to print with Snow Leopard. I had already tried several times earlier. I did get the computer to see the printer but when I tried to print it always told me the printer was busy. On a whim I decided to turn the printer on first and establish a connection with the router/modem and then start the computer. It worked like a charm and was such a simple solution that I still grin every time I send something to print. My friend had my printer for a while and when they upgraded their computer I got it back. When I had to upgrade I ran into the same problem of not being able to print with Snow Leopard. I had already tried several times earlier. I did get the computer to see the printer but when I tried to print it always told me the printer was busy. On a whim I decided to turn the printer on first and establish a connection with the router/modem and then start the computer. It worked like a charm and was such a simple solution that I still grin every time I send something to print.

]]> By: ProfMac http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-8284 ProfMac Fri, 13 May 2011 21:56:56 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/09/03/using-an-hp-laserjet-2100tn-with-snow-leopard/#comment-8284 Another success story, almost <em>2 years</em> after the original post... I followed Maria's steps and also read a few of the comments and got my trusty 2100M back online! It took me a while to get an IP from the printer (I have the JetDirect card installed), which I finally got after restarting my Mac Pro and the printer. My IP came in as 192.0.0.192. In the Add Printer pull-down menu, I chose "HP JetDirect Socket" option and entered the IP, as well as a name and location (optional). On the Mac Pro, I used 192.0.0.190 as my IP, using DHCP with Manual Address. After a little "thinking", the printer was added successfully. The HP is being shared over our LAN and was added quickly on my MacBook Pro! I just sent a page to it and I can hear the "engine" in the other room...success! Thanks again, Maria, and everyone who wrote about their experience and offered solutions. Another success story, almost 2 years after the original post…

I followed Maria’s steps and also read a few of the comments and got my trusty 2100M back online!
It took me a while to get an IP from the printer (I have the JetDirect card installed), which I finally got after restarting my Mac Pro and the printer. My IP came in as 192.0.0.192. In the Add Printer pull-down menu, I chose “HP JetDirect Socket” option and entered the IP, as well as a name and location (optional). On the Mac Pro, I used 192.0.0.190 as my IP, using DHCP with Manual Address. After a little “thinking”, the printer was added successfully.

The HP is being shared over our LAN and was added quickly on my MacBook Pro! I just sent a page to it and I can hear the “engine” in the other room…success!

Thanks again, Maria, and everyone who wrote about their experience and offered solutions.

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