Comments on: Linkstation Windows Printing Problem “Solved” http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/2009/10/06/linkstation-windows-printing-problem-solved/ We think it. We do it. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:53:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/2009/10/06/linkstation-windows-printing-problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-13168 Alex Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:53:31 +0000 http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/?p=598#comment-13168 @Steven: Great to hear! Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing your setup, too. :) @Steven: Great to hear! Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing your setup, too. :)

]]> By: Steven Kelly http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/2009/10/06/linkstation-windows-printing-problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-13167 Steven Kelly Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:47:34 +0000 http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/?p=598#comment-13167 Many thanks! I successfully set up my new Dell 1250c Color Printer on Windows 7 following Alex's and Coshy's instructions. I chose the normal printer driver (which the help file calls "host") rather than the XPS driver. The same process worked for a Vista laptop, without attaching the printer physically to that laptop - I just installed a printer to FILE:, chose Have Disk..., pointed it to the right drivers directory on the Dell CD, then deleted that printer and created a new one as above, using the existing driver. Many thanks! I successfully set up my new Dell 1250c Color Printer on Windows 7 following Alex’s and Coshy’s instructions. I chose the normal printer driver (which the help file calls “host”) rather than the XPS driver. The same process worked for a Vista laptop, without attaching the printer physically to that laptop – I just installed a printer to FILE:, chose Have Disk…, pointed it to the right drivers directory on the Dell CD, then deleted that printer and created a new one as above, using the existing driver.

]]> By: Alex http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/2009/10/06/linkstation-windows-printing-problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-13105 Alex Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:46:28 +0000 http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/?p=598#comment-13105 @Ben: Glad it worked for you. :) @Ben: Glad it worked for you. :)

]]> By: Ben http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/2009/10/06/linkstation-windows-printing-problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-13034 Ben Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:30:25 +0000 http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/?p=598#comment-13034 Great stuff!! I couldn't figure out why my previous laptop and current desktop running XP printed OK but my new Windows 7 laptop didn't. Your method worked perfectly. Great stuff!! I couldn’t figure out why my previous laptop and current desktop running XP printed OK but my new Windows 7 laptop didn’t. Your method worked perfectly.

]]> By: Alex http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/2009/10/06/linkstation-windows-printing-problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-11570 Alex Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:11:38 +0000 http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/?p=598#comment-11570 @mtopic: Glad we could help. :) @mtopic: Glad we could help. :)

]]> By: m topic http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/2009/10/06/linkstation-windows-printing-problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-11535 m topic Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:29:26 +0000 http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/?p=598#comment-11535 Great stuff Alex, mine one worked fine for years with Brother HL-2030 but it got messed up with new HL-2130, this is the only fix that worked for me. Take care! Great stuff Alex, mine one worked fine for years with Brother HL-2030 but it got messed up with new HL-2130, this is the only fix that worked for me. Take care!

]]> By: Alex http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/2009/10/06/linkstation-windows-printing-problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-8772 Alex Fri, 27 May 2011 14:16:51 +0000 http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/?p=598#comment-8772 @franc: OSX certainly does let you print to LPD printers. Are you just not sure how to set it up, or is your Macbook's ability to do so actually broken in some way? I mean, if you're happy with your setup, I'm definitely glad it's working, but if you'd rather print directly to the Linkstation print server from your Macbook, and not have to leave your Windows machine on all the time, you should certainly be able to do so. Check "How to add a network printer (AppleTalk or LPR)" in the FAQ entry at <blockquote>http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1800</blockquote> Remember to look for "LPR Printers using IP" in the printer utility. Linkstations seem to use "lp" (without the quotes) as the print server name; you can otherwise use the Linkstation's IP address if it's been set up as a static address. If it's not set static, you might consider setting it up that way. If you already knew some or all of the above, my apologies; just trying to cover all the bases. Thanks again for writing. Take care! @franc: OSX certainly does let you print to LPD printers. Are you just not sure how to set it up, or is your Macbook’s ability to do so actually broken in some way? I mean, if you’re happy with your setup, I’m definitely glad it’s working, but if you’d rather print directly to the Linkstation print server from your Macbook, and not have to leave your Windows machine on all the time, you should certainly be able to do so. Check “How to add a network printer (AppleTalk or LPR)” in the FAQ entry at

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1800

Remember to look for “LPR Printers using IP” in the printer utility. Linkstations seem to use “lp” (without the quotes) as the print server name; you can otherwise use the Linkstation’s IP address if it’s been set up as a static address. If it’s not set static, you might consider setting it up that way.

If you already knew some or all of the above, my apologies; just trying to cover all the bases. Thanks again for writing. Take care!

]]> By: franc http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/2009/10/06/linkstation-windows-printing-problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-8770 franc Fri, 27 May 2011 11:05:04 +0000 http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/?p=598#comment-8770 OK, my "solution" is, I shared the (LPR-)printer on a windows machine and use the windows share in the MacBook. Before I used the Windows share on the NAS. It is not beautiful but it is working and the windows machine is mostly switched on :) OK, my “solution” is, I shared the (LPR-)printer on a windows machine and use the windows share in the MacBook. Before I used the Windows share on the NAS.

It is not beautiful but it is working and the windows machine is mostly switched on :)

]]> By: franc http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/2009/10/06/linkstation-windows-printing-problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-8769 franc Fri, 27 May 2011 09:03:31 +0000 http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/?p=598#comment-8769 Great thing! I was really confused why my Buffalo LSD NAS stopped printing. But: it stopped from my MacBook with OS X 10.6.7 too! Because I was only to print on my HP 1218 with the Windows share. There is no LPR on the Mac, only LPD and this doesnt work. Great thing! I was really confused why my Buffalo LSD NAS stopped printing.
But: it stopped from my MacBook with OS X 10.6.7 too! Because I was only to print on my HP 1218 with the Windows share. There is no LPR on the Mac, only LPD and this doesnt work.

]]> By: Alex http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/2009/10/06/linkstation-windows-printing-problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-7934 Alex Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:36:52 +0000 http://www.alexfalkenberg.com/?p=598#comment-7934 @Keith: Thanks for stopping by and sharing what worked for you. :) @Keith: Thanks for stopping by and sharing what worked for you. :)

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