WAYNESHERIDAN  Melman, in reference to your excellent post below. Why do I have to change the IP address? I get the address by just turning the printer on and off. I love my old Laserwriter and it indeed has been a reliable workhorse. I have tried all the suggestions including the Appleshare from my wife's computer but keep getting the can not connect to printer. BTW, apple said it couldn't be done to be also. If you could give step by step I would apprecaite it.

Wayne

MELMAN FLINK Update: I was able to get the printer working by changing its IP address and using the LDP protocol. Changing the IP of this series of printers is done via software. In my case, I used another Mac on the network that was running OS 9, and then downloaded Apple Printer Utility which let me talk to the printer and change its IP.

This can also be done via the Terminal but that's above my pay grade.

Interestingly the folks at Apple said this printer could not be used, even though it's listed as a supported model on their site. In any event, it's working like a champ now under Snow Leopard.

Happy ending.   
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MATT3141  That's incorrect. That printer *is* supported under Mac OS 10.6. Refer to Knowledgebase article HT3669.  
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MELMAN FLINK  Update: I was able to get the printer working by changing its IP address and using the LDP protocol. Changing the IP of this series of printers is done via software. In my case, I used another Mac on the network that was running OS 9, and then downloaded Apple Printer Utility which let me talk to the printer and change its IP.

This can also be done via the Terminal but that's above my pay grade.

Interestingly the folks at Apple said this printer could not be used, even though it's listed as a supported model on their site. In any event, it's working like a champ now under Snow Leopard.

Happy ending.  
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DRG  According to document HT366: "If your printer can only use the AppleTalk protocol, the printer must be connected to, and then shared by, an appropriate AppleTalk-capable printer server." I have a trusty HP LaserJet 6MP printer. It is 12 years old, has printed over 50,000 copies without a single problem, and because of a decision on Apple's part, it's essentially headed to the land fill. Would it have been such a problem to allow us to add the AppleTalk Protocol as an option if we had a printer that needed it? BTW, this info was listed under the Apple printers, NOT the HP printers, so I upgraded without realizing the problem. It appears that the 6MP is supported BUT only via a print sharing situation. By the time you go out, find an appropriate print server and set it up, you might as well buy a new printer. My printer is critical for my business, so I purchased a new printer, but my ecology side is SO ANGRY at Apple for this stupidity, I could just slap Mr Jobs' face!

And even if there was a way to get it to run with Snow Leopard, the TIME involved makes it not worth the effort. What ever happened to PLUG AND PLAY??? Even with the new Brother printer I purchased, I had to download the drivers manually.  
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GARY30  Whoa there. Try emptying the caches, run it awhile and see how that works. I have seen no performance change here.  
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STAR-AFFINITY  Hmm.... Strange, for me it's actually noticeably faster (no, it's not only because of the restart after install). Must be something else that's wrong on your computer, everything is just fine here.  
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