Connecting to Windows network using OS X

[TheGeek]

I am currently connecting to the internet via a Netgear wireless router as are two other Windows computers. Those two computers are networked together along with a wireless print server. How can I join the network? I can connect to the desktop of one of the computers and the printer,but thats it. When I try to print something, OS X claims that whatever I printed printed, but nothing comes out of the printer. Could someone please help?

 

[thirdlegstump]

What model print server and printer? Also what drivers and network protocol are you using? In general Mac OS X cannot print to non-postscript printers on a networked printer and often enough the print servers cannot take Mac print requests properly unless they specifically are made to allow Macs to print. Sometimes you might get lucky and find a unix driver that works.

 

[TheGeek]

Originally posted by: deathkoba
What model print server and printer? Also what drivers and network protocol are you using? In general Mac OS X cannot print to non-postscript printers on a networked printer and often enough the print servers cannot take Mac print requests properly unless they specifically are made to allow Macs to print. Sometimes you might get lucky and find a unix driver that works.

Huh??? Its a Linksys Wireless Print Server with a Minolta PageWorks/Pro 25 laser printer. I'm using the built-in drivers and I think DHCP network protocol. What do you mean a non-postscript printer? Oh and I can kind of get the printing to work. A word document will print in a wired type of code and then 10 blank pages, then 2 pages of what looks to be encrypted stuff. The same exact thing happens on another different printer.

 

[Rilex]

Are you attempting to print via SMB?

If so, switch to LPR ... much easier.

 

[TheGeek]

what is SMB or LPR?

 

[TheGeek]

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