Printer sharing

[downingp]

Is it possible to share a printer through a network if the printer is hooked up to my imac and I want to share the printer to a windows laptop? If so, how can I set it up?

Thanks in advance.

 

[mad jew]

Assuming the computers are on the same network then it should be a matter of enabling printer sharing in System Preferences on the Mac and then installing Bonjour for Windows on the PC. Follow the prompts and you should be fine. 🙂

 

[downingp]

The network I connect to is the same network I use to get on the internet with my laptop. I am assuming since I am connected to the internet with my network I created, I should be connected to my network. However, when I use bonjour to look for printers, nothing shows up. I have set my printer on the imac to share in the system preferences. But my windows laptop does not see any printers.

Any help?

Stupid Windows. The only reason I have a windows laptop is because my school required windows.

 

[mad jew]

Okay, what version of Windows is it? Are the machines on the same subnet? Are you using the inbuilt firewall on the PC? 🙂

 

[downingp]

Ok, I am getting a little closer to getting the printer setup. I finally was able to get bonjour to find the printer. I installed the drivers on my PC. Now, for some reason, it won't print. I can get the printer to print if I directly plug in the USB but through the network there is no printing.

any ideas?

 

[LeviG]

you have enabled print/file sharing in the firewall on the xp/vista machine havent you 🙂

 

[downingp]

you have enabled print/file sharing in the firewall on the xp/vista machine havent you 🙂

Yes, I have the box for file/printer sharing checked.

 

[downingp]

I have McAfee Security Center installed as well. I am not sure if that is causing problems or not

 

[Silver-Fox]

yeah firewall maybe stopping it try turning that off

or it might just be a slow connection over the network

 

[downingp]

Even with the firewall turned off, I still can't get anything to print.