Re: [OT] MAC and Setting Up a Printer - Argh!

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

'not sure, but these may give some clues ...

(I'm only part-way through doing my homework on getting 'Mac &
PCs=20=20
together, so ... )

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?=20
pid=3Dremotedesktopclient (Microsoft) - in-brief :

Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac allows you to connect from=20=20
your Macintosh computer to a Windows-based computer and work with=20=20
programs & files on that computer ... access everything available
for=20=20
Microsoft=AE Windows=AE from your Macintosh desktop ... copy &
paste=20=20
information between Macintosh & Windows programs ... print from=20=20
Windows programs to the printers connected to your Macintosh ... use=20=20
Windows terminal servers to provide groups of Macintosh users in the=20=20
workplace with access to Windows-only programs ... to connect to a=20=20
Windows-based computer, you need network access & permissions to=20=20
connect to the computer ... the computer must be running Terminal=20=20
Services or Remote Desktop Services ... and Windows XP Professional=20=20
(13 October 2004)

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/networking_security/=20
rdcmenu.html (Apple) :

RDC Menu adds an icon to your menu bar, allowing you easy access to=20=20
launch the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client.   Besides=20=20
being an easy way to launch the client, it will also keep launching=20=20
as many instances of the application as you need ... you can connect=20=20
to as many Windows servers as you want to concurrently (Xutils,=20=20
Version: 1.01, Freeware, 1.1MB, Mac OS X 10.3 or later, 4 August 2005)

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/windows/
(Apple) - in-brief :

Mac OS X Tiger provides a variety of features & technologies that=20=20
enable Macs & PCs running Windows to work seamlessly together.  
Macs=20=20
& PCs can easily share files, share the same network and can even=20=20
share the same peripherals, like printers, scanners & cameras.
...=20=20
Windows servers automatically appear in the Finder ... shared=20=20
Macintosh home folders appear in the Windows Network Neighborhood ...=20=20
through file sharing, Macs & Windows PCs can open, edit, save &
copy=20=20
the same files using a shared folder or directory on the Mac or=20=20
PC ... shared Windows printers automatically appear in the Mac OS X=20=20
Printer Setup Utility ... you can create a queue for as many shared=20=20
Windows (and Macintosh) printers as you like ... Mac OS X=20=20
automatically burns CDs that support the cross-platform ISO 9660=20=20
standard, which can be read by both Macs & PCs ... if your Mac has
a=20=20
SuperDrive, you can also burn & share files on a recordable DVD=20=20
disc ... Mac OS X Mail works seamlessly with Microsoft Exchange mail=20=20
servers ... Mail supports IMAP so, while you=92re on the road, you=20=20
can ... read new messages, reply, delete a few items and leave other=20=20
items for when you=92re back in the office.   Mac OS X Tiger also
uses=20=20
standard GNU Zip compression and expansion for file attachments so=20=20
Mac, Windows and Linux users can easily open & read them ... Mac OS
X=20=20
Tiger is VPN-ready right out of the box & even supports VPN on=20=20
demand, which connects and disconnects securely to the network as=20=20
needed.   Mac OS X Tiger includes a built-in VPN client that supports=20=20
the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol over Internet Protocol Security (L2TP/=20
IPSec) and Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), and is=20=20
compatible with most popular VPN servers, including those from Cisco=20=20
and Microsoft ... Mac OS X Tiger includes built-in support for=20=20
Microsoft Kerberos (MSK) authentication and Active Directory=20=20
authentication policies, such as password changes, expiration and=20=20
forced password changes, as well as Active Directory replication
&=20=20
failover ...

Chris


On 15 Apr 2006, at 12:12, Rob Mouser wrote:

> OK, I admit defeat. Phil was here earlier and he couldn't fathom
it=20=20
> out
> either (Which at least made me feel better!)................
>
> We have one iMAC running OS X, we have lots of PC's..........
>
> We have three printers, one networked on an IP print server. The other
> two are USB and shared to the world.
>
> So far so good.........But..............
>
> How in hells name do you connect to them from the MAC? From the MAC I
> can connect to the IP based one, I can see the other two on the=20=20
> network
> but none of them appear in the print driver list hence I can't print
> (Well I can use a different driver on the IP one and print
> gobbledegook.). Well easy then, go to the HP web site, find the=20=20
> driver,
> install........All OK! But, where the hell is the driver
installed?=20=20
> They
> don't appear in the installed print driver list?
>
> I have this feeling this is something really basic but I'll be=20=20
> buggered
> if I can work it out.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Rob


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