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<blockquote data-quote="viruletdew" data-source="post: 51538">Hi,I am trying to share the printer hooked up to my G5 (OSX Panther) with a PC laptop (Windows XP Home). I am not a PC whiz, though I use one at work.I am using an Asante Friendlynet wireless/wired router w/my cable modem. Both computers can see eachother and can share files. They can share the internet connection. The G5 computer is named Jes and the laptop is named HAL. I set up an account on my G5, specifically for a windows user. It uses the same username and password as the windows laptop uses for user authentication.When I set up the Network printer wizard on the windows laptop, I use the following path \\Jes.local\Printer_name and it recognizes the printer/driver. Then I try to print and the printer queue comes up with an error, saying something like it can't connect because Jes.local won't allow it to connect.Do I just have some names set up incorrectly or paths?Please help!Thanks,JessieI read in Mac Help that the windows machine needs to connect via SMB. Does this have something to do with it? If so, what do I need to do?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="viruletdew, post: 51538"] Hi, I am trying to share the printer hooked up to my G5 (OSX Panther) with a PC laptop (Windows XP Home). I am not a PC whiz, though I use one at work. I am using an Asante Friendlynet wireless/wired router w/my cable modem. Both computers can see eachother and can share files. They can share the internet connection. The G5 computer is named Jes and the laptop is named HAL. I set up an account on my G5, specifically for a windows user. It uses the same username and password as the windows laptop uses for user authentication. When I set up the Network printer wizard on the windows laptop, I use the following path \\Jes.local\Printer_name and it recognizes the printer/driver. Then I try to print and the printer queue comes up with an error, saying something like it can't connect because Jes.local won't allow it to connect. Do I just have some names set up incorrectly or paths? Please help! Thanks, Jessie I read in Mac Help that the windows machine needs to connect via SMB. Does this have something to do with it? If so, what do I need to do? [/QUOTE]

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