hi laurence, not 100% sure but my understanding was if the pc that the printer is connected too has been set up to 'share' the printer on the network, the mac should be able to see it.
however, this mac change between os9/x (which are you running?). i'm pretty sure we set a printer up to share from a mac using the built in 'share printer on usb' in os9 - from what i remember, the pc could see it... hth, jake On 2/9/03 9:34 am, "Tekno Liber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have just started a new job and like my previous job > I now have to go through the ritual of convincing the > guys that I actully do need a Mac (not just want one), > but there are always the oddities that crop up when > running against a Windoze network. > > Everyone is amazed at how simply I get on the Internet, > I just plug it in and... well, that's it. > > However, my problem is printer. I believe they run a printer > through a PC's parallel port and this PC shares the printer. > > In my previous job all the printers were Ethernet and my Mac > simply found them directly and that was that, but not here. > > This is a smaller company with a lower budget. > > Any ideas as to the best way of solving this? > > I will probably push for my own printer as I am reponsible > for documentation, but all the same... -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
