[randallina2001]

How would I go about setting up a network between a 9.2 machine and a 10.2 machine and a WIN XP machine? Surely it's possible. I've shared between a 9 and a 98 before but haven't networked in awhile. Thanks in advance for any advice or tips....

Randall

[si_lance]

disclaimer: this is just an opinion. I'm assuming these machines are on the same subnet.

In this scenario, I would choose one machine to be the main printserver, and the other two as clients. In this case the machine that can talk both tongues (appletalk and windows file/printer sharing), is the 10.2 machine. Turn printer sharing on using System Preferences. I would make the 10.2 (server) machine use a static IP so it won't "move", and I also recommend adding its ip to both machines hosts files so you can refer to the printserver by friendly name instead of IP. Good luck.

[randallina2001]

Thanks for the advice, i'll pass this on to my sup, hope it gets me a little star or something. I'm still open for ideas or maybe someone could suggest a good primer on these issues....
Thanks again, Randall

Wallstreet 300, 320mb, 40G, 10.2
Yikes G4, 400, 256mb, 20G, 10.3

[si_lance]

One more option is to buy a printserver device. For instance, HP makes a JetDirect card for most of their laser printers. A JetDirect card plugs into the network via ethernet cat5, you assign it a static IP, and then tell the computers to use network printing (often it requires a driver on each computer, but Macs usually have the drivers built-in). Good luck.