Making my HP 560c work again, and again.

[Matt Broughton]

In article <37840-cups.general at news.easysw.com>,
 chris lynch <christopher.lynch at mpls.k12.mn.us> wrote:

> You guys have helped me before to get my old printer to work, but every time 
> I change computers, the problem comes back.  I'm no techie, and I hack my way 
> through as best as I can.  I have downloaded the Keyspan Twin Serial Adapter 
> and the Cups 1.1v that I used successfully before with my G4 OSX 10.4.11.  I 
> now have a newer G4 w/ OSX 10.5.8.  I see things in my system folder I don't 
> quite get, and I'm close to making it all work but so far no luck.
> 
> When I'm in the "Network" part of the system preferences, and I click on 
> "connect", it tries to connect, but ultimately, it says I have a possible 
> modem problem.  I have a DSL line with 1.5 speed and I use an Encore 802.11n 
> router that I use to connect a computer in the basement to the DSL line.  It 
> is hard wired.  The Network shows my ethernet is connected but that the 
> "internal modem", the US28X191P1 (and P2), the Key Serial, the PPPoE, and the 
> Firewire are all "Not Connected"
> 
> You've changed some of the stuff in the Serial Print Enabler 
> (http://127.0.0.1:631/printers), and some of the stuff in the new layout does 
> not seem to work for me.  Rather than tell you about all that, is there just 
> a set of simple 1,2,3 directions specific to my computer and situation?  
> Thanks.  Chris L.

You do not use any of the "Network" setting for a serial printer in Mac 
OS X .  The cups.org are not the ones releasing a serial backend for Mac 
OS X.  See my webpage at 
<http://webpages.charter.net/mbroughtn/serial_printing.html>

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Matt Broughton
Only relatives are absolute.