[Hidden-tech] Question

[Chris Hoogendyk]

Chris Hoogendyk wrote:
> Stacey Langknecht wrote
>   
>> I’m going to be working off of both a laptop pc and a mini-Mac from 
>> home. Can they both use the same printer? I have a Dell all in one.
>>     
>
> "Can they both use the same printer" -- yes. Presuming it is one of the 
> low cost printers (with a usb connector and no network card), attach it 
> to the Mac mini and get it working. Then share it (System Preferences, 
> Sharing, Printer Sharing). The laptop can connect to the shared printer 
> through the Mac Mini.
>
> "Dell all in one" -- I'm not familiar with that one. I presume you can 
> print to it with a Mac. If you had to install drivers to get all its 
> features, then you would have to install those on both machines. If it 
> just works, then it should just work from both machines.

Sorry for being just a bit too quick with assumptions. Things are just a 
little bit trickier when the second computer is a PC, but the answer is 
still "yes". The details have evolved some as Mac OS X has progressed, 
so you'll have to try and see. There is no harm in trying from the PC 
and then going the next step with the Mac sharing and trying again until 
you have it working.

I found a couple of detailed tutorials online. As I said, your mileage 
may vary depending on how your version of Mac OS X compares with what 
the blogger was using. Take a look at each of these, check your version, 
and then try what looks likeliest to you.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh1770.html

http://lifehacker.com/310554/share-your-macs-printer-with-windows-without-samba

http://blog.codefront.net/2007/02/05/sharing-a-usb-printer-from-mac-os-x-to-windows/

http://members.cox.net/18james/osx_printer_sharing.html



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