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Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/27/2008 06:44:14 PM · #1

alright, my printer lives on my desktop which is a PC. i have two laptops, one pc and one mac. sharing the printer so the pc laptop can see it is simple enough. how can i share it so the mac can see it and use it as well?

-CW

PS - im a PC guy, so i might be missing something really obvious...

zeuszen

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

02/27/2008 08:07:25 PM · #2

In Mac OS (10.5 and later) choose System Preferences from the Dock, click Sharing, then Printer Sharing. Voila!

02/27/2008 08:09:24 PM · #3

but thats to allow the printer thats connected to this comptuer to be accessed by others...

02/27/2008 08:11:08 PM · #4

Are the laptops networked? Or do you just want to be able to use the printer when connected to either laptop?

02/27/2008 08:15:15 PM · #5

everything is running on the same network. i share itunes playlists all the time.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/27/2008 08:16:54 PM · #6

Is the printer connected to the PC or is it located on the network itself?

Message edited by author 2008-02-27 20:21:16.

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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

02/27/2008 08:17:06 PM · #7

You need to turn Printer Sharing "on" at the computer networked to the printer (if one of them is). The other one (the one 'borrowing') should have Printer Sharing "off".

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

02/27/2008 08:17:11 PM · #8

You haven't mentioned which version(s) of the OS you are running on each machine.

02/27/2008 08:19:12 PM · #9

mac (OSX 10.4) -> router <- Desktop (Windows XP) <- Printer (USB)

02/27/2008 08:33:32 PM · #10

This forum may be of help:

//forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-65257.html

02/27/2008 08:36:41 PM · #11

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

This forum may be of help:

//forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-65257.html

thanks colette!