Problem connecting 2018 MacBook Pro to Canon printer

[jtunney]

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

[Joe Towner]

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

[jtunney]

So run an ethernet cable from the printer to usb-c ethernet adapter?

[Joe Towner]

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.

[jtunney]

Solved. I used a wifi bridge and connected the printer with an ethernet cable.

Thanks for your suggestions.