Need help connecting to windows printer

[adamvk]

I cannot connect to my HP7150 on my windows network from my MBP. I can see all of the files that are on that computer, and other windows computers on the network can print just fine. Is there a tutorial somewhere that can help or can someone please tell me how to get it working? I've tried just about everything.

Thanks

 

[gsahli]

This is for 10.4, but conceptually is the same:
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3015.html

Is that an Officejet? if so, you'll need a CUPS driver to print via the CUPS Windows Printing protocol. Hope it's similar to the 7140:
http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-OfficeJet_7140
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/macosx

 

[adamvk]

This is for 10.4, but conceptually is the same:
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3015.html

Is that an Officejet? if so, you'll need a CUPS driver to print via the CUPS Windows Printing protocol. Hope it's similar to the 7140:
http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-OfficeJet_7140
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/macosx

No its a photosmart...I'll try the tutorial later, thanks.

 

[gsahli]

Oh, OK,
You'll still need the CUPS driver, since the HP-provided driver was written for USB Only:
http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-PhotoSmart_7150
(choose your CUPS driver from
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/macosx

 

[adamvk]

Oh, OK,
You'll still need the CUPS driver, since the HP-provided driver was written for USB Only:
http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-PhotoSmart_7150
(choose your CUPS driver from
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/macosx

Wait which one should I download? I don't see cups anywhere on those links.

 

[adamvk]

Ok I downloaded the driver, still didn't work. I followed the guide it had on how to set up the printer, but that only worked for if the printer was directly hooked up to my mac.

 

[KnightWRX]

When you go to System Preferences -> Printer and click on the + button, you do not see a Windows tab in the window that pops up ? It should just see your network there and you should be able to browse up to your printer to select it.