Snow leopard cannot find hp 2100M on ethernet network [ Edited ]

[siu-85]

Will there be an updated 2100M driver for use in Snow Leopard 10.6? The 2100M is connected to the network via hp ethernet card. Computers using os 10.5 find the 2100M with no problems.

Message Edited by siu-85 on 08-29-2009 03:57 PM

Message Edited by siu-85 on 08-29-2009 03:58 PM

[siu-85 · Accepted solution]

Update: Now able to print to 2100M.

Steps taken:

1. Print out a configuration page by pressing the Go and Job Cancel buttons simultaneously.
2. From configuration page 2, get printer IP address.
3. In Snow Leopard Add Printer utility,
3a. Select add new printer.
3b. Select Protocol "HP Jetdirect - Socket"
3c. Enter IP address (2 above) into Address field.

Once the IP address was entered, the Add Printer utility found the printer and auto selected the 2100 series driver. Was able to print out a test page once the 2100M showed up in the printer list. 

[WendyM]

Hi siu-85,

Thank you for coming back to let us know how you fixed it - you may end up helping someone else with the same issue. Kudos for you

[blb]

Thanks for the solution.  This also works on my 2100TN (no glitches, so far).  However, HP needs to come out with a driver update that does not require this kind of work-around in SL, mainly so that others don't have to go through the hours of experimentation that I and others have been enduring.  

[commodore]

When i press down both buttons on the HP 2100M I do not get any information about the IP address.

I still need a way to get the IP address of my 2100M. 

[ChrisS]

One other thing.

(I have a hp 2100M/TN)

If by some chance the IP address is 192.0.0.192 here are a few steps to fix that:

-connect the HP JetDirect card to your Mac with an Enet cable (if you're using a MacPro make sure only the printer is connected via enet)

-launch terminal

-type "telnet 192.0.0.192" (there's another default also that I didn't write down)

when you get the ">" prompt from the printer

-type "?"

-look at list of parameters you can set

if you want DHCP,

  "enable-DHCP: 1" (or something like that)

if you want static IP,

  "ip: <ip address>"

  "subnet: <subnet address>"

when you're finished,

type "quit"

(otherwise the parameters you changed don't get saved.)

PS,

Why doesn't this printer's Java-based config page work on Mac?

(Typing http://192.0.0.192/ in to Safari connects to the printer. But, a page saying it won't work the Mac is displayed. Using Safari's debug menu to change the agent to windows, loads a page but the Java sections don't work)

[kathyamundson1]

I have tried these steps several times--for some reason can't find the printer. deleted printer, added, twice. keeps spooling but doesn't find printer. Any ideas? I've turned printer off and tried again--still not working.

[stix4]

Hello,

Thanks for the post.  We may have other issues here, I might recommend posting this question to the forum on the link pasted below.  

Good Luck!

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-LaserJet/bd-p/bsc-413