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Mac Forum / Country Specific / Australian Mac Group / October 2003Printing to Windows network
I have the misfortune to work in an agressively Windows environment. If I want to print with my iBook 700 OS.2.7 I simply print to my printer but at work it's a different problem. The only printers available are on Windows shares. I can physically connect with a USB cable but that is such a major hassle so I tend to create a PDF and print from the Windozer for the really desperate jobs. Can anyone point me at a tech note (or post) the method for accessing these printers (most are HP's). The Windozers are running either Win98 or WinXP On 27/10/03 9:38 AM, in article 3F9C4CDF.8050109@NOSPAM.chem.usyd.edu.au, > I have the misfortune to work in an agressively Windows environment. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > these printers (most are HP's). The Windozers are running either Win98 > or WinXP You need to know the IP address (looks like 192.168.42.252) of the printer(s) you want to use. The system administrator should know this or can find out with a network tool (sorry I don't know enough about 'doze networks to say which one). Go to the Print Center - click "Add" - choose "IP Printing" - Put in the printer address - Choose the printer type (you can use generic drivers but the specific one will give you access to all the paper trays etc). - The printer will now appear in your printing menu I've been using this to print to an HP 5000 series laser over a Windows network. There is something flaky (I think with a print server on the network) that makes the printer give an error sometimes. Restarting the printer seems to fix it. I've also found I get fewer errors when I print from a PDF. Good luck! David  SignatureDavid Glover Sydney, Australia davidATgloverDOTcomDOTau To use email address, replace "AT" and "DOT" (you knew that, didn't you). > On 27/10/03 9:38 AM, in article 3F9C4CDF.8050109@NOSPAM.chem.usyd.edu.au, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > find out with a network tool (sorry I don't know enough about 'doze networks > to say which one). Thanks for the try David, Unfortunately this is not an option. A shared printer does not have its own IP address as it is physically attached to the Windozer and is shared using the windows share (I don't know exactly how this works... not really interested). Also it does NOT share the IP address of the computer it is attached to. So my question is still not answered > Good luck! > David Thanks I think I'm gonna need it! On 28/10/03 9:21 AM, in article 3F9D9A79.60400@NOSPAM.chem.usyd.edu.au, >> On 27/10/03 9:38 AM, in article 3F9C4CDF.8050109@NOSPAM.chem.usyd.edu.au, >> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > So my question is still not answered Damn! Here's a thought: can a Windows machine/network access a printer that's shared by an OS X machine? Maybe you can connect a printer directly to your machine and your colleagues can access it over their network. I've never tried this so it's just a wild guess. Another thought (with a better chance of success at a higher price): there are some 'USB share' boxes around (I found one at http://www.paw.com.au/items.asp?id=215107) to let you share a USB peripheral between two computers. Can this work for you? Fingers crossed... ok the xp box, install unix printing, and print to the ip address lpr ip/port format is ipaddress:windowssharename SignatureThanks Tim Warnock > On 28/10/03 9:21 AM, in article 3F9D9A79.60400@NOSPAM.chem.usyd.edu.au, > [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > Fingers crossed... In Panther Apple seems to have put in gimp-print and you can connect to smb printer which can be a windows share printer. > I have the misfortune to work in an agressively Windows environment. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > these printers (most are HP's). The Windozers are running either Win98 > or WinXP |
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