Problems sharing a windows printer with my powerbook - please help

vgoklani · 12-10-2004, 06:33 PM

Hi,

I recently purchased an Epson R800 which is attached to my XP SP2 box. i enabled printer sharing, installed the TCP/IP printer protocols, and also disabled the XP firewall. But my powerbook (running 10.3.6) still can't find the printer. I am using "Windows Printing" => "Network Neighborhood" => and entered my username and PW, but my printer does not show up. I have no problems printing from my XP box, so the printer is working properly.

vgoklani · 12-10-2004, 06:40 PM

oh, and yes the proper printer drivers are installed on my mac

bobw · 12-11-2004, 09:08 AM

On your Windows XP Machine:

1. Log in as Administrator
2. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel
3. Then Click add/remove programs
4. Then Click add/remove windows components
5. Open the Other Network File and Printer Services section.
6. Put a checkmark in Print Services for Unix.
7. Click Ok; Click Next ( It will probably ask for your Windows Cd at this point)
8. Click finish
9. Close the add/remove programs window

Next steps will have the service start automatically, which is the prefered way to do it:

1. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel
2. Double click Administrative tools
3. Double click Services
4. Double click TCP/IP print server
5. Change the startup type to Automatic
6. Click ok and close all open windows.

Next steps setup the printer for tcp/ip printing

1. Click start>settings>printers
2. Right click the printer you want to share and select sharing
3. Click the radio button for Share as and fill in the share name you want to use.

Now move to your Mac and finish things up.

1. Launch the Print Center for the Applications>Utilties folder
2. Click the Add Printer button
3. Change Appletalk to IP Printing
4. Enter the Windows XP Computer's IP address in the Address Box (Will probably look like 192.168.x.x, if you don't know go to your windows xp machine and from the Command Prompt type ipconfig, it will give you the network address for your windows machine
5. Uncheck the default queue radio button
6. Enter the name of the printer shared name that you setup on your windows machine.
7. Select your printer model, if you installed gimp print it should be there, if not pic a close model number.
8. Close print center after the printer was added.

vgoklani · 12-11-2004, 11:54 AM

i have already done this, but I don't like the gimp drivers. I want to do this using the Epson drivers

gsahli · 12-11-2004, 12:07 PM

Sorry,
The Epson drivers don't support Windows Printing or network printing. They were written only for USB. As soon as Epson starts writing drivers that work with CUPS on OS X the way their drivers work with Windows, then you can use the manufacturer drivers for any comm protocol.

12-10-2004, 06:33 PM	#1
vgoklani Triple-A Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 79	Problems sharing a windows printer with my powerbook - please help Hi, I recently purchased an Epson R800 which is attached to my XP SP2 box. i enabled printer sharing, installed the TCP/IP printer protocols, and also disabled the XP firewall. But my powerbook (running 10.3.6) still can't find the printer. I am using "Windows Printing" => "Network Neighborhood" => and entered my username and PW, but my printer does not show up. I have no problems printing from my XP box, so the printer is working properly. Last edited by vgoklani; 12-10-2004 at 06:38 PM.

12-10-2004, 06:40 PM	#2
vgoklani Triple-A Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 79	oh, and yes the proper printer drivers are installed on my mac

12-11-2004, 09:08 AM	#3
bobw Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Phila, PA Posts: 366	On your Windows XP Machine: 1. Log in as Administrator 2. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel 3. Then Click add/remove programs 4. Then Click add/remove windows components 5. Open the Other Network File and Printer Services section. 6. Put a checkmark in Print Services for Unix. 7. Click Ok; Click Next ( It will probably ask for your Windows Cd at this point) 8. Click finish 9. Close the add/remove programs window Next steps will have the service start automatically, which is the prefered way to do it: 1. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel 2. Double click Administrative tools 3. Double click Services 4. Double click TCP/IP print server 5. Change the startup type to Automatic 6. Click ok and close all open windows. Next steps setup the printer for tcp/ip printing 1. Click start>settings>printers 2. Right click the printer you want to share and select sharing 3. Click the radio button for Share as and fill in the share name you want to use. Now move to your Mac and finish things up. 1. Launch the Print Center for the Applications>Utilties folder 2. Click the Add Printer button 3. Change Appletalk to IP Printing 4. Enter the Windows XP Computer's IP address in the Address Box (Will probably look like 192.168.x.x, if you don't know go to your windows xp machine and from the Command Prompt type ipconfig, it will give you the network address for your windows machine 5. Uncheck the default queue radio button 6. Enter the name of the printer shared name that you setup on your windows machine. 7. Select your printer model, if you installed gimp print it should be there, if not pic a close model number. 8. Close print center after the printer was added.

12-11-2004, 11:54 AM	#4
vgoklani Triple-A Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 79	i have already done this, but I don't like the gimp drivers. I want to do this using the Epson drivers

12-11-2004, 12:07 PM	#5
gsahli MVP Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,264	Sorry, The Epson drivers don't support Windows Printing or network printing. They were written only for USB. As soon as Epson starts writing drivers that work with CUPS on OS X the way their drivers work with Windows, then you can use the manufacturer drivers for any comm protocol.