Mac can't distinguish between identical Zebraprinters with EPL2 driver...?

[Colin]

> > I have two Zebra TLP3842 label printers I want to attach via simple =
> wired USB using the EPL2 v1.3 CUPS driver on an iMAC (OS X 10.5.8). They =
> will be printing to different label types so are effectively different =
> printers from my perspective. Apparently, the Mac sees both printers as =
> identical so, although I can set a print queue up for one, I simply get =
> the "A printer queue already exists, etc, etc..." pop-up when trying to =
> do the same for the other. Is there a way of changing the names of the =
> printers so the Mac can distinguish between them? I read somewhere that =
> the Mac ties the name AND serial number together to get a unique printer =
> name but that doesn't seem to be happening.
> >=20
> > I know I can change the name of the printer after I've chosen it from =
> the list of printers the Mac 'sees' but this doesn't change the =
> 'orginal' printer name in the vailable list.
> >=20
> > Not really a CUPS question but any help/advice gratefully received.
> >=20
>
> The problem is that changing the name within the Mac OS X System =
> Preferences is not actually changing the CUPS queue name. Rather this is =
> changing the CUPS print queue description.
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> If you set one of these devices up and then use the CUPS web interface =
> <http://127.0.0.1:631> you should be able to find the device URL listed. =
> If you copy this URL. You could then delete the CUPS queue for this =
> printer and create a new queue with a different name. Creating the CUPS =
> queue for the second printer should then work.

Delete the CUPS queue from where? Create a new queue with a different name - sorry, how?

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> If you want an easy way to set this up in the future, then you may wish =
> to consider having a look at PrinterSetup. With PrinterSetup you will be =
> able to create a Apple Package install for these queues with correct =
> names all setup : =
> <http://www.lucidsystems.org/printingworks/printersetup>

Looking into this.

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