My mac snow leopard 10.6.8 can not find my 3050a printer wireless

[Rythemromeo]

My mac snow leopard 10.6.8 can not find my 3050a printer even though i have added the printer bonjour to my print list, even though the blue and white light s are on on the printer panel.

I have good signal strength

the printer ip is 192.168.1.8

Help

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Download and install this: support.apple.com/kb/DL907

Let's reset the printing system:

- Go to System Preferences > Print & Scan
- Right (or control) click in the rectangle listing your printers and select Reset Printing System.
WARNING - this will delete ALL of your printers!
- Select the plus sign to re-add a printer. Select the Defualt tab on the top of the window. Look for the printer, select it and wait until the "Add" button becomes available. Click it.

[Rythemromeo]

Allready tried this, but now there is no HP 3050a printer to add? its gone

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What router are you using?

[Rythemromeo]

Echolife HG532

[Rythemromeo]

ECHOLIFE HG532

[PrintDoc]

OK, using these instructions: https://www.broadbandadvice.org.uk/Website/Routers/HG532.htm  change the channel to 11.

Now, if and when the printer is connected with a vaild IP address, let's set a static IP address for the printer:

- Print a Network Config Page from the front of the printer. Note the printer's IP address.
- Type that IP address into a browser to reveal the printer's internal settings.
- Choose the Networking tab, then Wireless along the left side, then the IPv4 tab.
- On this screen you want to set a Manual IP. You need to set an IP address outside the range that the router automatically sets (called the DHCP range). If you do not know the range, change the last set of numbers (those after the last '.') to 250
- Use 255.255.255.0 for the subnet (unless you know it is different, if so, use that)
- Enter your router's IP (on the Network Config Page) for the gateway.
- Enter 8.8.8.8 for the first DNS and 8.8.4.4 for the second DNS.
- Click 'Apply'.

Now, shut down the router and printer, start the router, wait, then start the printer.

After this you may need to redo 'Add a Printer' using the new IP address.

[Rythemromeo]

Hi

I set my touter to channel 11 fine no probs

i then whent to the HP site 192.168.1.8, filled in the tables as stated pressed apply and it said invalid input, i then places 00 in front of the single figures and then it stated :-

Modify the fields marked in red, and then click "Apply". Fields marked with '*' are required.

• Manual Subnet Mask: Invalid Subnet Mask

I think HP have a problem, not my mac and not my router

Whats going on hp???????

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Your subnet is defined and managed by your router, so if it does not accept it, there is a configuration issue with the router.

Did you enter 255.255.255.0?  Make for sure that was what you entered.

[Rythemromeo]

Yes i entered 255. 255 . 255 .0 on the hp site i also tried 255. 255. 255. 000

The router has a subnet of 255. 255. 255. 0

start ip address of 192.168.1.2

end ip address of 192.168.1.254

prim dns 192.168.1.1

second dns 192.168.1.1

WLAN Channel 9

My mac has a ip address 192.168.1.6

broad cast 192.168.1.255

inet loop back inteface 127.0.0.1

so there is no config problem with the router??? or mac

You HP printer assigned a address of 192.168.1.2

sub net 255.255.255.0

prim and second 192.168.1.1

Every thing else i have wirless connects to both mac and the router so whats going on HP??????