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Equipment & Techniques => Computers & Peripherals => Topic started by: jtunney on March 25, 2019, 04:44:40 pm
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I have a Canon IPF8400. It worked great with my 2011 Macboo Pro. However, I just got a 2018 MacBook Pro. It's all USB-c ports, no USB. It seems that the Program printers don't like USB-c connections. The computer doesn't see the printer at all with a USB-c hub, but does see it occasionally with a straight USB-c to USB adapter. With the adapter, I can get it to print once in a while, but when it does it's excruciatingly slow. Canon tech support wasn't much help, saying the Program printers don't work with USB-c, but that some people have luck with adapters.
Has anyone else run into this problem?
John
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Hey John,
Any luck connecting to it via a wired network? How does it work with a USB2 style hub - yea, I know, talk about slowing things down :/ Possibly using a TB1/TB2 style dock also - I'm thinking of ways to put a hub chip in the middle that won't allow the faster speeds the Mac is trying to talk.
Let's see if anyone else has any ideas or experiences.
-Joe
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So run an ethernet cable from the printer to usb-c ethernet adapter?
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So you're on wifi, is there a wired network anywhere near by? Plug it into the LAN and then on your Mac go to Systems preferences - Printers & scanners - hit the + and it should find it on the network.
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Solved. I used a wifi bridge and connected the printer with an ethernet cable.
Thanks for your suggestions.