Router's print server requires http:// access

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I have a USR5461 router with USB print server built in and a Brother HL-1440 connected to it. The router is not in any way configurable beyond plugging in the cable or not. The router specifies using http://{router's IP}:1631/printers/My_Printer to access the print service. On Windows, just entering this string in the appropriate place made the printer work with no further effort. On the Mac (OS X 10.4) I attempted a number of variations on entering the information to no avail. In general it would return a "busy" error, but after doing that a few times it seemed to just hang attempting to print.

Is there any special place to put in an http:// URL and get printing to go over the network in this configuration? Is there a way to parse the URL into the printer setup fields the Mac expects and get it to work?

(I'm sorry if this has been answered previously, my searches did not turn up this specific answer.)
 
You have to have CUPS drivers to print that way. Does Brother provide CUPS drivers for that model?
If not install this (both parts):
http://www.linuxprinting.org/macosx/hl1250/

To get to an advanced protocol in Tiger's Printer Setup. hold the option key while clicking More Printers. Then select Advanced, then select Internet Printing Protocol using http. Enter the URI. Select model (CUPS). Finish.

Good luck.
 
Followed the directions exactly, but still have the busy-retry message. (The dropdown where HL-1440 is chosen has "CUPS v1.1" tagged on it so it should be using the correct driver.)
 
Yes, that driver sounds right.

Have you tried USRobotics support?
The port number 1631 and queue name My_Printer are both unusual, so I suspect one of those is wrong in the manual. Windows users probably don't have to type any of that (software installer), so they don't care that it's wrong.

Googling found "lp" as queue name on other USRobotics products - try that.
 
There is *no* information on the USR site for hooking the usr5461 up to a Mac so I'm returning it while I still can. Do you have a recommendation for a print server that will work equally well for Mac and PC? (Airport Express might be interesting, but it's pretty expensive as just a print server - I already have another wireless router in place.)
 
Well, your USRobotics is the first print server I've ever heard of that didn't work with OS X.

I don't recommend Dlink - they have a similar level of support for Macs (even though their products adhere to standards and work with OS X) -- on their web site it says "don't keep this product in the hope that it will work with a Mac - return it to the dealer."

Because you have a Brother printer with CUPS driver, it should work with any print server that follows internet protocol standards called RFCs, like RFC 1179 for LPD, RFC 2567 for IPP.
 
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