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Hi:
I am trying to get my MBA (new) with the latest Sierra version to work with a Brother HL-2140 Printer on my network..
I have a Network setup in my house and all the Windows 10 machines can print to the printer (Brother HL-2140) that is attached to one of the machines via USB. I have turned on File and Print sharing on all the Windows Machines and they all can print no problems and no user names or passwords are required.
I have tried to get my MacBook Air to do the same, but have run into a few problems. First I could not get the MacBook to even see the printer unless I logged in with a username of Guest when searching for the printer. (I seen that hint somewhere else in this forum.) I then went in and selected the HL-2140, and all seemed ok. I also have installed the Brother Software Package on the MacBook, and have also enable File and Print Sharing on the MacBook.
When I go and print a test page from the Brother Utility, I see an indication in the Brother Status Monitor program of something happening and then the printer returns to idle, this indication is seen on the MacBook, However I don't even think that the print job is leaving the MacBook, and also nothing comes out of the printer.
The one thing that I have noticed is that all the Windows Machines are setup to have the printer spooler service to occur on the client machines and then once the job has been spooled it is then sent to the printer and everything has been working great for a few years with that setup.
Now, not seeing anything on how to accomplish the same printer spooler service on a MacBook, could this be the problem.
My next task is to see if I can print directly to this printer from the MacBook via the USB Cable. I just have to find another cable and time and give it a try.
Any comments or suggestions would be welcome as it would be nice to be able to use this printer from the MacBook.
I am trying to get my MBA (new) with the latest Sierra version to work with a Brother HL-2140 Printer on my network..
I have a Network setup in my house and all the Windows 10 machines can print to the printer (Brother HL-2140) that is attached to one of the machines via USB. I have turned on File and Print sharing on all the Windows Machines and they all can print no problems and no user names or passwords are required.
I have tried to get my MacBook Air to do the same, but have run into a few problems. First I could not get the MacBook to even see the printer unless I logged in with a username of Guest when searching for the printer. (I seen that hint somewhere else in this forum.) I then went in and selected the HL-2140, and all seemed ok. I also have installed the Brother Software Package on the MacBook, and have also enable File and Print Sharing on the MacBook.
When I go and print a test page from the Brother Utility, I see an indication in the Brother Status Monitor program of something happening and then the printer returns to idle, this indication is seen on the MacBook, However I don't even think that the print job is leaving the MacBook, and also nothing comes out of the printer.
The one thing that I have noticed is that all the Windows Machines are setup to have the printer spooler service to occur on the client machines and then once the job has been spooled it is then sent to the printer and everything has been working great for a few years with that setup.
Now, not seeing anything on how to accomplish the same printer spooler service on a MacBook, could this be the problem.
My next task is to see if I can print directly to this printer from the MacBook via the USB Cable. I just have to find another cable and time and give it a try.
Any comments or suggestions would be welcome as it would be nice to be able to use this printer from the MacBook.