Linksys Router

[Geforcer]

Can PC's and Macs coincide on the same network using a Linksys Router? I know someone who needs this so they can share the mac doc files so they can print it on the printer connected via the PC. At the moment, they use a floppy to transfer it the PC to print.

 

[skyking]

The router will work for connecting the two and using the internet, but printer sharing is a completely different story. I have never gotten it to work, I always used a network printer with appletalk enabled.

 

[cmetz]

Geforcer, the linksys router has nothing to do with the ability of the mac to print to the PC.

The Mac should be able to print to the PC out of the box, as long as the printer is shared. OS/X has decent SMB support. You still might be happier getting a SOHO print server and having both print LPR or raw to the printer.

 

[PandaBear]

As long as they run TCP/IP, it is compatible.

 

[Nothinman]

You still might be happier getting a SOHO print server and having both print LPR or raw to the printer.

That won't work if it's a cheap-o WinPrinter.

 

[cmetz]

Nothinman, if you have a cheap-o WInPrinter, a sledgehammer will convert it into a more useful form (modern art). Then you can go buy a real printer.

Even many cheap inkjets can be shared with bidirectional USB print servers. Real laser printers with postscript are very cheap now (at least compared to just a few years ago). The cheapo WinPrinters aren't even worth replacing consumables on, just run them dry and then upgrade.

 

[Nothinman]

Nothinman, if you have a cheap-o WInPrinter, a sledgehammer will convert it into a more useful form (modern art). Then you can go buy a real printer.

I know, I was just pointing it out for completeness. Actually it might work though since most of the print processing is done on the client in Windows, as long as you could ensure that the cheap-o print server doesn't touch the data before it sends it to the printer.