--- "Alan B. McCruden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have an occasional requirement to ethernet a > Windows XP laptop to > our departments Mac dominated printer network. There > are a variety of > printers available, but the conveniently located > ones are a: > > HP Laserjet 4050N and a Lexmark Optra K12202
<ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software2/COL1670/ja-7489-2/hpjsi_en.exe> Try this, it's the HP Install Network Printer Wizard for Windows 98 through XP. (95 has to use an older version.) <http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpj07382&locale=en_US> This is an overview of the software. Show it to whomever is in charge of your network to see if it will work for your setup. I have a LaserJet 4 with PostScript 2 which has an internal Ethernet JetDirect printserver card and a LaserJet IIID with PostScript 1 and an external Ethernet JetDirect EX Plus printserver. Both are using TCP/IP with fixed addresses. If the printers are connected to the network instead of being connected to a Mac then shared from that Mac, then it should be fairly simple to connect a PC, setup the networking and printer and print without the Macs even "knowing" anything is going on. I don't know if the HP wizard wil work with hardware printservers that are _not_ made by HP, but many of them are "JetDirect Compatable". ===== "When you are wrestling for possession of a sword, the man with the handle always wins." Hiro Protagonist __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- Mac-N-DOS is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac-N-DOS list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-n-dos.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/mac-n-dos%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
