QTR-Quadtone RIP

this worked perfectly Roy. The somewhat finnicky TCP/IP ports still worked right off the bat on the PC, and the printers connected to the switcher immediately came up on the list in the Mac as bonjour printers, available to add. I've not yet printed through QTR to one, but will try that soon.
Can I bonjour "add" the same printer twice, giving a different name, one with Epson software selected and one with QTR named as the tutorial instructs?
The 7800 connected directly to the PC via USB still is not showing up via bonjour, but I'm not concerned about that printer yet.
Thanks Roy, been wanting to do this for some time, now I'll be able to work more with the 9900 and QTR..
Tyler

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Roy Harrington <roy@...> wrote:
>
> Does sound a bit complicated.
> If I understand correctly you've got 2 ethernet networks:
> 1 -- macs & pc
> 2 -- pc & printers.
> So for the macs to talk to the printers they'd have to go through the PC.
> I'm no expert on bonjour but I'd guess it doesn't do that.
> 
> An idea:
> Do you need two networks?  Is is just that you don't have enough ports?
> You need one full router to go to the internet, but sounds like the other
> one is basically just
> a switch/hub.  How about connecting the switch/hub router to the first
> router and then between
> the two of them you have enough ports for all the other computers and
> printers come off one
> or the other routers.
> 
> Roy
> 
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> On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 7:17 PM, tboleyyh <tyler@...> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Roy Harrington <roy@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Tyler,
> > >
> > > A couple quick questions:
> > > Are the printers "through a router" on the ethernet or USB on the router?
> >
> > well it's a bit complex... 3 macs and the pc are all on one router..
> >
> > then printers in question connected to the PC, 2 are connected via a
> > second router via TCP/IP, the 3rd is straight to the PC via USB.
> >
> > > I'm guessing the router isn't an Apple Airport.  ??
> >
> > No, a hardwire Linksys, both.
> >
> > > Do you use Bonjour on the PC or the Epson TCP/IP connection?
> >
> > no and frankly I'm not sure how to do that, I don't see a related option
> > in the printer port config, but I'm pretty lame at this stuff. Then see
> > below about installing Bonjour for windows...
> >
> > > Do you have Bonjour enabled on the printer (thru the front panel)?
> >
> > Yes, and using the EpsonNet utility on the PC, it shows as enabled for
> > each ethernet connected printer. The USB connected 7800, can't find a way
> > to verify bonjour is on with that, including on the front panel or in the
> > PC config..
> >
> > > Does printer setup on the Mac see it as a Bonjour printer?
> >
> > no the Mac sees none of them on the list in the Bonjour setup section.
> >
> > > I guess that's more than a couple.  Just wondering how much Bonjour is
> > > working or not.
> >
> > I tried a few more things after seeing your questions. Downloaded Bonjour
> > for Windows and set one print up on it on the PC, it still doesn't come up
> > on the list under Bonjour. I tried Mac setup one of the ethernet printers,
> > entering it's address in the IP section. That seemed to work, I set it up
> > with the OEM driver. The Epson Utility opens as though it sees it, but I
> > get a communication error trying to send it a nozzle check.
> > I wonder if there are just too many devices between the Mac and those
> > ethernet Epsons... router, PC, then router..
> >
> > > Roy
> > >
> > > PS.  Thanks Myron spelling it out again.  I'd add that when in Print&Scan
> > > adding the printer
> > > make sure the Print Using is the appropriate QTR driver.
> > >
> > > Roy
> > >
> > > On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 10:44 AM, tboleyyh <tyler@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a more complicated setup, and have not been able to make it work
> > > > with QTR or the OEM driver, so it's not a QTR issue but I might as well
> > > > throw it out here anyway...
> > > > I have 3 LF Epsons connected to a PC, 2 through a router, one USB, all
> > > > works fine from the PC. My main computers are Macs, and the PC is
> > networked
> > > > to them. I send files from the Mac to the PC to then open and print
> > there
> > > > with another RIP.
> > > > WHen I try to find those printers here on the Mac, to also use QTR to
> > them
> > > > from the Mac, Bonjour does not see them. If I use "windows". I can
> > select
> > > > the PC and it does see those printers, I then select which software to
> > use
> > > > etc. Now they do show up on the list, and show as idle.. but nothing
> > can
> > > > print to them, neither the OEM driver or QTR, the Epson utilities
> > don't see
> > > > the printer either.. odd since the printer setup does seems to see it..
> > > > ANy ideas? Too complicated?
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Tyler
> > > >
> > > > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Myron  Gochnauer" <goch@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks, Roy.  The Bonjour method is much easier, and the one I use
> > for
> > > > everything else! It didn't work for me because I was running the QTR
> > script
> > > > *before* I had installed the Quad printer.  Sheesh!
> > > > >
> > > > > For those of you listening in, the following *seems* to be the best
> > way
> > > > to install an Epson 4880 on a Mac for use with K7 inks (i.e. 7 black
> > inks
> > > > instead of colour):
> > > > >
> > > > > **********************
> > > > > Go to SystemPreferences / Print-&-Scan / "+" (at bottom of box on the
> > > > left) / Add Printer or Scanner
> > > > >
> > > > >       Choose the EpsonStylusPro4880 that is a Bonjour printer (rather
> > > > than Epson TCP/IP)
> > > > >       Change the name to Quad4880-K7.
> > > > >       Let OS X install the printer (with the new name).
> > > > >
> > > > > In Finder, go to the folder
> > Applications/QuadToneRIP/Profiles/4880-K7/
> > > > >
> > > > >       Double Click on "Install4880-K7.command".
> > > > >       This command script will do two things:
> > > > >               1) create profiles from the curve description files in
> > > > that subdirectory, and
> > > > >               2) create ~/Library/Printers/Quad4880-K7.app
> > > > >
> > > > > Now "Quad4880-K7" will be an available printer choice, and the curves
> > > > defined in the directory containing "Install4880-K7.command" will
> > appear in
> > > > the printer dialogue.
> > > > > ***********************
> > > > >
> > > > > IS THIS ACCURATE?
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm trying to create little sets of very specific instructions for
> > > > myself, since I tend to forget what I did months ago, even though it
> > may
> > > > have seemed so obvious at the time. :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > Myron
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Roy Harrington
> > > roy@
> > > www.harrington.com
> > >
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