Win 7/ OS X printer sharing

AM92 · AM92 #1 (**permalink**)

09-02-2010, 02:53 PM

Hello! I've recently bought my first Macbook Pro.
I am trying to configure the thing to let me share files and printers across my network. I have a printer configured to share and allow connections to it, and I tried to connect to it via:
Finder> Go> Server> smb://home-pc/printer name

But whenever I get to this, I always get prompted for a username and password. Originally the Windows 7 PC doesn't have a password but when I try to log onto the server without a password, it says password is incorrect. I even tried to put a password onto the PC but it still denies it.

Is there any way to get around this? Thanks in advance.

Gandalph · Gandalph #2 (**permalink**)

09-02-2010, 04:59 PM

Have you tried going in to System Preferences>Print and Fax, then check the box which says Share this printer on the network.

AM92 · AM92 #3 (**permalink**)

09-02-2010, 06:00 PM

^well i've managed to log onto the printer now.
But theres a new problem: When I print something on my mac, the print job appears in the que on my PC.
However the job just says its "spooling" and stays like that indefinately. I tried bypassing spooling in the printer properties option by sending it "straight to printer", but selecting this option makes print jobs unable to be listed in the que.

cwa107 · cwa107 #4 (**permalink**)

09-03-2010, 07:27 PM

The Mac doesn't have the right driver, because your Windows box can't serve it one. You'll need to install the proper driver, right now it's probably just using a "Generic Postscript" driver, which it will default to when there isn't an appropriate one available.

Unfortunately, most commercial drivers don't play nice with ordinarily locally attached printers connected to a print server.

What kind of printer is it?

You might get lucky and find that there's a Gutenprint (a suite of compatible open source drivers) alternative, but if it's relatively new, that likely won't be the case.

6string · 6string #5 (**permalink**)

09-03-2010, 08:37 PM

Gutenprint Supported Printers

AM92 · AM92 #6 (**permalink**)

09-04-2010, 06:14 AM

Well, I selected "other printer" from the drop down list of printer drivers and then selected my printer series "Canon MP480 Series".
Nevertheless the print jobs sent over to the PC remains "spooling" indefinately. When I tried to disable spooling by sending the jobs straight to printer (via PC printer properties settings) the jobs just disappear altogether.

cwa107 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,917 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	09-03-2010, 07:27 PM The Mac doesn't have the right driver, because your Windows box can't serve it one. You'll need to install the proper driver, right now it's probably just using a "Generic Postscript" driver, which it will default to when there isn't an appropriate one available. Unfortunately, most commercial drivers don't play nice with ordinarily locally attached printers connected to a print server. What kind of printer is it? You might get lucky and find that there's a Gutenprint (a suite of compatible open source drivers) alternative, but if it's relatively new, that likely won't be the case. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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AM92 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 11	09-02-2010, 02:53 PM Hello! I've recently bought my first Macbook Pro. I am trying to configure the thing to let me share files and printers across my network. I have a printer configured to share and allow connections to it, and I tried to connect to it via: Finder> Go> Server> smb://home-pc/printer name But whenever I get to this, I always get prompted for a username and password. Originally the Windows 7 PC doesn't have a password but when I try to log onto the server without a password, it says password is incorrect. I even tried to put a password onto the PC but it still denies it. Is there any way to get around this? Thanks in advance.
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Gandalph #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 03, 2009 Location: Duns. Scottish Borders. Posts: 249 Mac Specs: 27" i7 iMac. Intel Quad Core. 8 GB Ram.	09-02-2010, 04:59 PM Have you tried going in to System Preferences>Print and Fax, then check the box which says Share this printer on the network.
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6string #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 09, 2009 Location: Down Under :D Posts: 5,484 Mac Specs: Back to my old 2.2GHz C2D MB after selling my MBP and wondering what my next Mac will be :)	09-03-2010, 08:37 PM Gutenprint Supported Printers
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AM92 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 11	09-04-2010, 06:14 AM Well, I selected "other printer" from the drop down list of printer drivers and then selected my printer series "Canon MP480 Series". Nevertheless the print jobs sent over to the PC remains "spooling" indefinately. When I tried to disable spooling by sending the jobs straight to printer (via PC printer properties settings) the jobs just disappear altogether.
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