<hopey45@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have spent the last few hours trying to source an answer to the
> following. First of all the setup:
>
> - D Link Wireless Router
> - Quicksilver G4 (Tiger) connected via ethernet to the router
> - Powerbook G4 (Leopard) connected via internal Air****t to the router
> - Brother MFC 7420 multifunction connected to the Quicksilver G4 via
> usb
>
> My question is how do I print over the wireless connection to the
> printer? When I connect the Powerbook via ethernet, all works well,
> but wirelessly it does not even find the printer.
>
> Thanks in advance.
If you've eliminated all the other variables, a possible explanation is
that the D-Link router is not bridging the packets (Bonjour, I think)
that Apple uses for printer sharing. A correctly designed wireless
access point bridges at a lower networking layer, passing all Ethernet
traffic between the wired and wireless networks. Some improperly
designed units fail to pass packets, depending on IP addresses, etc.
(This is also why some wireless routers don't work with the older
non-TCP/IP version of AppleTalk.)
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