MacBook Air not recognizing Canon LBP2900B printer

how to connect canonLBP2900B printer to macbook air. i already installed capt 3000 printer drivers. but the system is not accepting the printer


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.6

Posted on Dec 1, 2025 11:06 PM

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Posted on Dec 2, 2025 5:12 PM

Use the printer through a Windows PC (print server method)

If you have a Windows laptop or PC nearby:

  1. Install LBP2900B driver on Windows
  2. Share the printer over your network
  3. Add it to the Mac as a Windows shared printer

How to add on Mac:

System Settings → Printers → Add Printer → Windows

Select the shared printer

Choose driver: Generic PCL / Generic PostScript

This method works surprisingly well.

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Dec 2, 2025 5:12 PM in response to anishma84

Use the printer through a Windows PC (print server method)

If you have a Windows laptop or PC nearby:

  1. Install LBP2900B driver on Windows
  2. Share the printer over your network
  3. Add it to the Mac as a Windows shared printer

How to add on Mac:

System Settings → Printers → Add Printer → Windows

Select the shared printer

Choose driver: Generic PCL / Generic PostScript

This method works surprisingly well.

MacBook Air not recognizing Canon LBP2900B printer

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