Printer/File sharing w/OS X

[megatexel]

I've got a G4 cube networked with a few Powerbooks (OS X) and Windows XP machines. I downloaded Xamba to take care of file sharing, but what would be the best way to share the printer on the cube with everyone?

please advise

thanks
-Colin

 

[Eug]

Dave allows PC users to use printers on a Mac in OS X over the network (assuming XP drivers are available).

It doesn't work the other way around though.

 

[n0cmonkey]

SAMBA shares printers I think.

 

[megatexel]

i'de prefer something free

i'll look at Samba in a sec, would it share it w/both macs and windows?

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< i'de prefer something free i'll look at Samba in a sec, would it share it w/both macs and windows? >>



Xamba is just the packaged version of samba I think. So you should have just about everything there at your disposal. I really dont know about the printer sharing though, Ive never used it for that (never even owned a printer ). I figured if it does share printers with Windows machines you have that covered and the Mac itself should be able to share the printer with other Macs right?

 

[CSoup]

Is the printer a postscript printer? If it is not then you will have a hard time sharing it because it would be a host driven printer.