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Printer and scanner sharing?
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derm318
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Feb 13, 2005, 08:57 AM
 
I have an ehternet network with a PC and my Mac. I have set up the printer sharing and see the printers on my mac. However, when I try to print, nothing happens. There are 2 differnet printers, both Postscript type, one is a HP 7550 and one is a Brother Laser printer. What am I doing wrong and how do I fix it?

I have a scanner hooked up to my PC on this network. Is there a way to share this with my MC?
     
derm318  (op)
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Feb 13, 2005, 12:52 PM
 
Based on some information that I obtained from another forum, I have gotten my Mac to see the printer on the network and to print when commanded. However, all I get as output is pages of gibberish. Any suggestions?
     
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Feb 13, 2005, 02:12 PM
 
You probably need to load the network driver for the printer. The basic driver-which was most likely one that OS X provided for you-is for printing with the printer connected to your computer. Network printing is different...

Check out HP's site for the correct driver, or you don't find one right away, search for it.
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