Does it match your printer's model?
If YES; the listed driver matches your printer model, continue at [section 5].
If NO, select the printer from the drop-down list,
Click 'OK',
Click the 'General' tab,
Click 'Print Test Page'; -Prints?; -Yes? Click 'Finish' (or 'OK'); continue at [section 7].
No test print?; Continue on to...
[SECTION 5] Tweaking the printer driver.
Click the 'Ports' tab,
Uncheck 'Enable bidirectional support',
Click the 'General' tab,
Click 'Print Test Page',
Prints?; -Yes? Click 'Finish' (or 'OK'); continue at [section 7].
No test print?; Click the 'Ports' tab,
Check 'Enable bidirectional support',
The highlighted port in the list should be your newly added port,
Change the port number to 9100, or 9101, or 9202 and modify the Port Name to reflect the new port number,
Prints?; -Yes? Click 'Close'; continue at [section 7].
Repeat trying all the ports in [SECTION 5]
If all ports fail;
[SECTION 6] Brute Force
Close any open windows.
Click 'Start' (windows marble),
Select 'Devices and Printers',
Right-Click on the new, non-working printer we tried to setup, and select 'Remove device',
Click 'Add a printer'
Click 'Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer',
If by some miracle, the printer actually appears, try it, I'll wait here.
Click 'The printer that I want isn't listed'
Click 'Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname',
Click 'Next',
Select the device type 'TCP/IP Device'
Enter the Airport IP address (The default is 10.0.1.1)
Add something like "Jet Direct" to the Port name,
Click 'Next',
Select 'Hewlett Packard Jet Direct' (The actual printer brand doesn't matter at this point, its just a printing format.)
Click 'Next',
Refer back to [Section 3] for tuning and tweaking....
{If after trying all listed ports, and the generic driver, you are unable to print, we suggest posting to the manufacturers forums for further help.}
[SECTION 7] Completion.
Re-enable your firewall.
Try printing,
Prints?; -Yes? Great, you're done with this machine.
No, not printing? Open the port you configured in your firewall software.
For example, if you've installed the current (2010) Norton Security Suite, you would run the program, hover the cursor over 'PC Security' and select 'Manage Firewall',
Select the 'Traffic Rules' tab,
Click 'Add',
Select 'Allow', Click 'Next',
Select 'Connections to and from other computers', Click 'Next',
Select 'Any computer in the local subnet' Click 'Next',
Select protocol to allow 'TCP',
Select 'Only communications that match all types and ports listed below',
Click 'Add',
Select 'Individually specified ports',
Select 'Local',
Enter your printer port (9100, 9101, 9202) you configured, Click 'Next',
Select 'Create an event log entry',
Select 'Apply this rule', Click 'Next',
Rename the rule (EX: Wireless Printing Port XXXX), Click 'Next'
Click 'Finish', Click 'Apply', Click 'Close'
{Please refer to your firewall software support network for its specifics}
