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Hello all. I've connected my Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 to my Intel Imac
with a crossover cable. I've set it up using the PPD included with my
OSX 10.4.5 without any trouble. However, when I try to print from any
program I always get the message "Network host "127.0.0.1" is busy,
down or unreachable." Any thoughts?? The printer itself is fine & it
worked with my previous Mac. Any ideas would be appreciated.

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chocolateraspberrycake@yahoo.ca wrote:

Hello all. I've connected my Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 to my Intel Imac
with a crossover cable. I've set it up using the PPD included with my
OSX 10.4.5 without any trouble. However, when I try to print from any
program I always get the message "Network host "127.0.0.1" is busy,
down or unreachable." Any thoughts?? The printer itself is fine & it
worked with my previous Mac. Any ideas would be appreciated.

You don't want to use a crossover cable. That type of cable is typically
only used for connecting two computers. Get yourself a normal cable.
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In article <1144391921.487299.275420@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>, chocolateraspberrycake@yahoo.ca wrote:

Hello all. I've connected my Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 to my Intel Imac
with a crossover cable. I've set it up using the PPD included with my
OSX 10.4.5 without any trouble. However, when I try to print from any
program I always get the message "Network host "127.0.0.1" is busy,
down or unreachable." Any thoughts?? The printer itself is fine & it
worked with my previous Mac. Any ideas would be appreciated.

CRC-

The iMac is most likely auto-sensing, so a straight cable should work. However, that is not likely your problem.

Some early Apple LaserWriters used AppleTalk and did not have IP printing capability. Even if the printer has IP capability, you might try turning
on AppleTalk and using that. The printer should show up in the ADD window
of the Printer Setup Utility. Unless you happen to be using a router that
does not pass AppleTalk, it should work.

What is this about 127.0.0.1? If it isn't the IP address of your system router, then that may be where the trouble is. I suggest you look further
into your system's IP addresses and how they are assigned, especially to
the printer. They should all be in the same family (such as 127.0.0.X)
with no duplicates. If you have a router, it should either be 127.0.0.1
or some other family with the last group a 1. You can either assign
addresses manually or have them automatically assigned using DHCP, but
they must be in the same family.

Fred
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chocolateraspberrycake@yahoo.ca writes:

Hello all. I've connected my Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 to my Intel Imac
with a crossover cable. I've set it up using the PPD included with my
OSX 10.4.5 without any trouble. However, when I try to print from any
program I always get the message "Network host "127.0.0.1" is busy,
down or unreachable." Any thoughts?? The printer itself is fine & it
worked with my previous Mac. Any ideas would be appreciated.

127.0.0.1 is "localhost", which is an address used by the computer to
access its own ports. It sounds as if you configured the Mac to
look for the printer as a local printer rather than as a network
printer which (assuming the cable you mention is an ethernet cable)
it is.

You'll have to give the computer the ip address of the printer.

--
Bill Mitchell
Dept of Mathematics, The University of Florida
PO Box 118105, Gainesville, FL 32611--8105
mitchell@math.ufl.edu (352) 392-0281 x284
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fred wrote:

chocolateraspberrycake@yahoo.ca wrote:

Hello all. I've connected my Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 to my Intel Imac with a crossover cable. I've set it up using the PPD included with my
OSX 10.4.5 without any trouble. However, when I try to print from any program I always get the message "Network host "127.0.0.1" is busy,
down or unreachable." Any thoughts?? The printer itself is fine & it
worked with my previous Mac. Any ideas would be appreciated.

You don't want to use a crossover cable. That type of cable is typically
only used for connecting two computers. Get yourself a normal cable.

Thanks but the crossover cable is what works with my printer. Also, I'm
not sure what you mean by "normal".

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Thank you but Appletalk has always been on. I wasn't using a router but
have since tried with no luck. 127.0.0.1 was automatically assigned.

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Thank you but the printer is second-hand and although I requested
repeatedly, I never received proper documentation for it & I don't have
the printer's IP address.

For others having this problem, I eventually fixed it by reloading the
printer description.

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<chocolateraspberrycake@yahoo.ca> wrote:

You don't want to use a crossover cable. That type of cable is typically only used for connecting two computers. Get yourself a normal cable.

Thanks but the crossover cable is what works with my printer. Also, I'm
not sure what you mean by "normal".

A normal ethernet cable; i.e., one that is not a crossover cable.

--
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<chocolateraspberrycake@yahoo.ca> wrote:

Thank you but the printer is second-hand and although I requested
repeatedly, I never received proper documentation for it & I don't have
the printer's IP address.

For others having this problem, I eventually fixed it by reloading the printer description.

I've found that it's often necessary, especially after system updates,
to go through the "add printer" business again in the OS X Print & Fax preference pane.

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My PowerBook G4 is autosensing for 10/100/1GB and also for cable type, ie, cross-over or not. The advantage is that I can plug any Ethernet cable into
the PB and the other end into any network gear and it figures it all out and works.


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