How to get a Mac (OS 10.4) to print wirlessly on a PC (XP home) network.?
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ok we got a few steps here.\n\n1) go to your windows pc. sit down open control panel and printer preferances.  share your printer. \n\n2) go to your mac. google the drivers for that printer. download install. then go to system preferances>printers and faxes>setup printers. a little screen will open click add printer then you can add it by using windows printer option or ip printing option.
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The only way is to get something called a usb device server.\nThis enables the usb device (like a printer or any usb device) to be shared over a network.\nI know www.microcenter.com carries a few.
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try searching for some network printer devices, either you can get a network attatched printer server box whch converts a network rj45 to a usb or paralell, or a direct network printer. my office has one.
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I had this problem at work.  It was the printer driver.  Make sure you have the latest compatible driver set up your computer.  That's about all I can tell you.\n\nIf this is at work, contact your administrator.
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The only way to do this is to have  wireless router that the desktop is connected to. That way if your laptop is wireless(most of them are now), you can print from the laptop to the desktop's printer with no problem. I do it all the time. \n\nThomas\nwww.yourhomestudio.com\n\nFree Home Studio Newsletter  - addme@yourhomestudio.com
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Have you checked for printer and file aharing to be activated when you set up the network?\n\nIt could also otherwise be a firewall issue.\n\nTry the printer sharing thing. it should work
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There are drivers that you can download from Open Source sites that will add more printer drivers to your Mac.  Also, try downloading Apple's Bonjour for Windows.  You may be able to use it to share the printer without any configuration.  I'll post the link.
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I suggest you to share the printer by installing the printer on the Desktop, After installing the printer in the shared mode, I suggest you to install the printer in the shared mode and your issue should be resolved.\nI will provide you the steps:\nI am providing the steps for the XP..\n\nPerform the steps below to install the software on the Host comptuer in windows XP:\n\n\n1. Turn on the host computer \n\n2. Click Start, ControlPanel, Printers and Faxes. \n\n3. Click Add a Printer, then click Next. \n\n4. Choose LocalPrinter as the printer connection and then click Next. \n\n5. Select LPT1 or USB depending upon the cable and port used. Click Next. \n\n6. Click Have Disk. \n\n7. Insert the HP Deskjet 6500 series printer software into the CD-ROM drive. \n\n8. Click Browse. \n\n9. Move to the appropriate language folder in the CD-ROM . Example: for the English language move to enu&#92;driver&#92;win2k_xp. \n\n10. Click Open, then click OK to close the Install From Disk dialog box. \n\n11. Click Next. \n\n12. Accept the default name for the printer (recommended) or enter a new name. To use this printer as the default printer, click Yes, otherwise click No. \n\n13. Click Next. \n\n14. Click Share name and type the desired name for the printer on the network. \n\n15. Click Next. \n\n16. Type the location of the printer and any additional comments, and then click Next. \n\n17. To print a test page, click Yes, otherwise, click No, then click Next. \n\n18. Click Finish. \n\n\nhttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307847\n\nPerform the steps below to install the printer on Client computers:\n\n1. Click Start, then printers and faxes.\n\n2. Double-click AddPrinter, then click Next. \n\n3. Choose Network printer as the printer connection, then click Next. \n\n4. Enter the path or queue name of the printer. For example, type: &#92;&#92;HostComputerName&#92;PrinterName or &#92;&#92;ServerName&#92;QueueName \n\nOr \n\n5. Click Browse to browse the Network Neighborhood to locate the print server and printer. \n\n6. Click Next. \n\n7. Click HaveDisk, and insert the HP Deskjet Series Printer Software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. \n\nNOTE: If the CD-ROM autoplays and starts an installation program, exit that program before continuing. \n\n8. Click Browse. Browse to the hpfxxxx.inf file in your desired language where XXXX is the printer model Name\n\n9. It will be in Enu/Drivers/Win2K_XP on the CD that shipped along the printer\n\n10. Click OK to close the Opendialog box. \n\n11. Click OK to close the InstallFromDisk dialog box, then click Next. \n\n12. Either accept the default printer name (the default printer name is recommended) or enter a printer name for the network printer on the computer, then click Finish.
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turn on print and file sharing,  If the computers are on the same network.  If not just email them.
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******IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A DISK\n\n1) Connect the printer cable to the appropriate port on your computer according to the printer manufacturer's instructions. \n\n2) Plug the power cord of the printer into a wall outlet and turn the printer on. \n\n3) Open Printers and Faxes. \n\n4)Under Printer Tasks, click Add a printer to open the Add Printer Wizard, and then click Next. \n\n5)Click Local printer or stand-alone network printer, clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box, and then click Next. \n\n6) Most computers use a parallel port (LPT1) to send information to a printer that's directly attached to the computer. So in the Use the following port list, click LPT1: (Recommended Printer Port), and then click Next. Some plotters, however, may connect to the computer through one of the serial (COM) ports. If that's the case for you, click one of the serial (COM) ports. \n\n7) Follow the directions that appear. \nWhen you are finished, the printer appears in Printers and Faxes. If you want to print a test page, first make sure your printer is turned on and ready to print.
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You need to get yourself a wireless print server.  This will give you the ability to set an IP address for your printer wireless just like your laptop does.
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Look under utilities on your HD and then go to the print utility.  I am not sure all systems have one but thats what I do on my iMac.
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No need, I assume you are using windows xp, simply share your printer and publish it to the network, install the printer drivers on your brothers computer and have him install your printer on his as a network printer.\nMuch easier than it sounds, go to windows help - printer sharing.
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The following are some useful links for how to make a wireless network work for you and how to make that darn printer print on a wireless network:\n\n-http://tinyurl.com/cyoc6             From Bleeping Computer\n-http://tinyurl.com/7s4mq             From Microsoft\n-http://tinyurl.com/8kauj             From Linksys\n-http://tinyurl.com/cr8tb             From Linksys
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You have to add the printer to the pc/laptop that need to print, add printer and use network not local, choose the printer using browse button, continue with the windows install guide, print a test page to confirm.\nUnless you have a networking problem, like you can't even see the other pc at network neighbourhood, otherwise the above solution should work.
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Follow these steps...\n\n#1 Make sure all computers are set up properly via network. To do this you must do the following...\n\nOPEN MY COMPUTER> BROWSE TO DESKTOP> find "MY NETWORK PLACES" inside this box, find the item that says NETWORK SETUP WIZARD... open it...\nClick Next on the first window.\nClick next on the second,\nWhen you see the window that has 3 options, choose "OTHER" and when it goes to the next window choose the TOP OPTION, which should say "THIS COMPUTER CONNECTS DIRECTY TO THE INTERNET THROUGH A NETWORK OR HUB, OTHER COMPUTERS ALSO CONNECT VIA HUB"\nClick next, and name the pcs whatever you want so you can identify them.\nClick next, then specify the WORKGROUP NAME, which must be the same on all computers, MSHOME is the defualt which is fine. Then click next\nThen click "TURN ON FILE AND PRINT SHARING"\nThen click next\nClick next again.\nThen let it finish, then click JUST FINISH THE WIZARD I DONT NEED TO RUN THE WIZARD ON OTHER COMPUTERS.\nThen click FINISH.\n\n\nYou must do the above steps on all 3 computers to ensure they all are using the same type of settings.\n\nAlso after the step is done and you restart each machine, go to START>CONTROL PANEL< and make sure WINDOWS FIREWALL is turned off on each machine. When you turn on file and print sharing, by default the windows firewall will turn on...\n\nYou do not need windows firewall, it sucks, and you have a router which is a firewall in itself.\n\nStep #2\nMake sure the printer you want to share is either plugged into the router, or into one of your computers. Most likely its already installed on one of your computers...\n\nOn the computer you have the printer hooked up to, click START>CONTROL PANEL, find PRINTERS AND FAXES and when this window opens, find the printer you are using, right click the printer and choose SHARING make sure SHARE THIS PRINTER button is chosen. Choose a name for the printer and click OK... Just click OK to any other things it asks you.\n\nRestart all 3 computers to refresh the network... Usually the other computers will auto detect the Network shared Printer, but if they do not, then go to step #3.\n\nStep #3 Go to the 2 computers that the printer is not hooked up to, click START> CONTROL PANEL> PRINTERS AND FAXES and if you do not see the printer listed, click ADD PRINTER.\nWhen the window opens, click NEXT, then click the dot next to "A NETWORK PRINTER OR A PRINTER ATTACHED TO ANOTHER COMPUTER". \nThen click next.\nThen click BROWSE FOR PRINTER.\nThen it may scan for a bit, may even freeze up for a moment, then you should see the name of the other 2 computers you are not using, or the name of the computer that has the printer hooked up to it...\n\nCollapse the computer that has the printer connected to it, till you see the SHARED printer and its NAME. Double click it.\n\nIt may have a window message that says YOU ARE ABOUT TO CONNECT TO A PRINTER...ETC... Just click OK OR YES, then in the next window, click SET THIS PRINTER AS DEFAULT PRINTER>... then click NEXT and then click FINISH...\n\nNOW YOU ARE ready to use a single printer on any of the 3 computers...\n\n\n#4 To share files in general: Refer back to step #2... Except that this time you need to use the computers SHARED FOLDER, or create a folder in MY DOCUMENTS, or simply right click MY DOCUMENTS and click PROPERTIES then choose SHARING and then SHARE THIS FOLDER ON THE NETWORK, ALLOW USERS to change my files, is optional to you.\n\nThen click ok... \n\nNow any file in MY DOCUMENTS can be shared among computers...\n\nNote: If you allow users to change your files, they can delete crap from another computer, rename it, or possible move it. If you do not select the allowing users to change files option, the only thing they can do, is grab the file off the machine as a copy, while the original file is left untouched and unmoved.
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Try re-installing the printer driver then, fix your settings. It should work well this time, else consider virus scan for your system; if that does not work, re-install your operating system.