Apple OSx to a Windows XP printer

[mbpark]

Yes it was. Tiger fixed a LOT of printing issues.

You need to configure CUPS to allow printer sharing from that, and then use IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) to connect to the printer at http://<ip address>:631, but as an Apple Laser Printer so you can print PostScript. At least that's what I found with someone who utilizes his ThinkPad T42 at home to print to a Canon i9900 attached to his iMac (Intel Core Duo processor).

To get to a specific folder, you need go to Connect To Server, and specify: smb://<Computer name>/<Share Name>/<Subdirectory>

[tw]

Originally Posted by mbpark

You need to configure CUPS to allow printer sharing from that, and then use IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) to connect to the printer at http://<ip address>:631, but as an Apple Laser Printer so you can print PostScript. At least that's what I found with someone who utilizes his ThinkPad T42 at home to print to a Canon i9900 attached to his iMac (Intel Core Duo processor).

When Apple printed to Windows HP Deskjet, (non-upgraded Panther OSX), it reported a connection to the printer and then output postscript codes on that Deskjet.

In this case, Windows did not report a connection to a Cannon printer that it can see. No data (postscript or otherwise) was input to the printer. As best I can tell, printer data did not even beyond Apple printer server. Next trip, I intent to monitor data packets on the Ethernet cable. However I am totally confused why Windows can see Apple's Cannon, can report the state of that printer (connected or not connected), and yet not put any data into it.

Windows offers me two ways to access that Cannon. One is to make connection to the driver on OSX. Other is to load a Cannon driver on Windows and connect that driver to the Cannon. In the later case, even though it said it was connected to the Cannon, instead, it printed locally on the HP Deskjet. How's that for confusing. Using IPP to connect Windows to Apple's Cannon printer - a third option to try.

Meanwhile, I have maybe 120 Mb of security, iTunes, and Safari updates to load. Don't expect this to affect the printer subsystem. But again, this Windows to Apple's printer worked direct from Windows to Apple's Cannon - and then I upgraded to OSX 10.3.9.

Will try to change the command line for the Desktop icon to
smb://<Computer name>/<Share Name>/<Subdirectory>
to see Windows data from Apple's desktop. But I recall needed somewhere needed was the logon name and password in that script. Hope I did not lose that help note. To make it more complex, the Apple login name is not same as the name used on Windows. I also discovered the login name without a password is not acceptable to Apple. Another recent discovery.