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zurek106 · Sep 22, 2003, 04:44 PM

I was wondering if it is possible to print to a PC printer that is currently on my network. I have Linksys router with a cable modem that has a direct cable line to the PC computer and then I have a my iMac connected to the router through airport. Is it possible to print to the printer that is connected to the PC and how?
Any help is appreciated!!
Thanks
-Dan

I Have Questions · Sep 22, 2003, 05:04 PM

Originally posted by zurek106:
I was wondering if it is possible to print to a PC printer that is currently on my network. I have Linksys router with a cable modem that has a direct cable line to the PC computer and then I have a my iMac connected to the router through airport. Is it possible to print to the printer that is connected to the PC and how?
Any help is appreciated!!
Thanks
-Dan

Do a search for IP printing.

zurek106 · Sep 22, 2003, 06:11 PM

How do I find the IP address of a PC's printer?
Also I tried searchin on Macnn but IP is too short of a word. It has to be more than 3 characters it says.

aaanorton · Sep 22, 2003, 06:20 PM

Use the IP of the host machine.

zurek106 · Sep 22, 2003, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by aaanorton:
Use the IP of the host machine.

Sorry to be bothersome, but how do I find that out?

zurek106 · Sep 22, 2003, 07:00 PM

I found the IP address of the host machine, but it can't connect to that printer. Does it matter if the printer is not a network printer. Its kind of old (HP Laserjet 4L). But it is connected to the PC.

Scarpa · Sep 23, 2003, 11:28 AM

Yesterday I tried to do the exact same thing. Printer was an HP LaserJet 4L connected via parallel to a Windows 2000 machine.

I tried the following options:

- IP Printing using Windows 2000 machine as host. Result: Printed IPP tags and 4 blank pages.

- Samba. Result: Could not connect to device. What's the correct URI form for smb printers? I tried smb://hostname/printername

- LPR. Result: Could not connect to device. Again, what's the correct URI? On Solaris I use hostname!printer to connect to Windows machines running Unix print services. It shouldn't be that hard with a BSD Unix since Windows printer services for Unix emulates BSD printing.

Can anybody help us here?

zurek106 · Sep 23, 2003, 02:13 PM

wow! What a coincidence! Scarpa, if you figure out how to do it please let me know, I will do the same. Danzt@comcast.net

Scarpa · Sep 23, 2003, 02:41 PM

Got it working..

After some Googling I figured out what I was doing wrong (not much lol)

First, this assumes the PC is running Windows 2000 or XP. I will note exceptions for Win 98 below.

1. Install Print Services for UNIX on your PC. Do this by going to Add/Remove Programs then Windows Components. Select "Other File and Print Services" and choose "Details" to open a dialog. Then Check "Print Services for UNIX" and finish the wizard.

2. Verify that the print server is running by going to Services in the Control Panel->Admin Tools. You want to verify that TCP/IP Print Server is running. This was my mistake before..

3. Now you will be sharing your printer via LPD with the printer share name being the printer name in Windows. I changed the name to "Laser" to make it easy on me.

4. Now on the Mac side setup the printer using IP Printing. Put the IP address of the Windows machine as the "Printers Address", uncheck "Use Default Queue" and put the name of the printer in the box, and select ESP->HP LaserJet Series CUPS v1.1 as the driver. (my other error)

Everything should work dandy after that.

Win98 Notes:
Windows 98 does not include the LPD service so you will need to go find one online. They range in quality and price from full corporate support to simple single host printing.