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  • Printing Problems: Intel Imac to Apple Laserwriter

    From chocolateraspberrycake@chocolateraspberrycake@yahoo.ca to comp.sys.mac.system on Thursday, April 06, 2006 23:38:41
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    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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  • From fred@freaks@nowhereville.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Friday, April 07, 2006 16:47:22
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    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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  • From fmmck@fmmck@aol.com (Fred McKenzie) to comp.sys.mac.system on Friday, April 07, 2006 12:49:09
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    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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  • From William Mitchell@mitchell@math.ufl.edu to comp.sys.mac.system on Friday, April 07, 2006 13:32:24
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    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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  • From chocolateraspberrycake@chocolateraspberrycake@yahoo.ca to comp.sys.mac.system on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 13:03:18
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system


    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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  • From chocolateraspberrycake@chocolateraspberrycake@yahoo.ca to comp.sys.mac.system on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 13:05:48
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    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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  • From chocolateraspberrycake@chocolateraspberrycake@yahoo.ca to comp.sys.mac.system on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 13:08:16
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    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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  • From mike@mike@POSTTOGROUP.invalid (Mike Rosenberg) to comp.sys.mac.system on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 17:20:15
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    <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.

    --
    Mike Rosenberg
    <http://www.macconsult.com> Macintosh consulting services for NE Florida <http://www.cafepress.com/macconsult,macconsult4> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://bogart-tribute.net> Tribute to Humphrey Bogart
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  • From neillmassello@neillmassello@earthlink.net (Neill Massello) to comp.sys.mac.system on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 01:01:28
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    <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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  • From Richard Tomkins@tomkinsr@istop.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 22:59:11
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    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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