Setting up a printer to my mac?

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Setting up a network so I can print from my Mac to my PC connected printer?

So I bought a MacBook Pro but I have a PC (desktop) and it is connected to my printer. I was actually able to somehow connect my Mac to my printer so I am able to print but the problem is I can only print when my PC is turned on. Is there some other...

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It would be helpful to know what make and model the printer is. Assuming the printer is compatible with...

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Setting up my printer with my Mac?

I have a Mac, and I'm trying to hook up my printer to it. I have the USB cord, and connected it, but when I install the HP Photosmart CD that came with the printer, the setup assistant asks me to select a printer, yet there is none there to select. I...

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Check the HP site to see if they have any updates. Have you tried plugging in the printer and then going...

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Not possible on any printer. If you have a black ink marker pen, how could you draw a color picture...

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Trouble setting up printing from OS X (10.5.7) to an HP PSC 2410 shared from PC running Ubuntu 9.10.

Trouble setting up printing from OS X (10.5.7) to an HP PSC 2410 shared from PC running Ubuntu 9.10. Mainly seems to be a problem finding a proper CUPS-aware driver on the OS X side. Is there a way around this? I've got a Hewlett-Packard PSC 2410 shared...

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another possibility: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2270948&tstart=0: "I...

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How can I get my printer to work on the wireless network?

I have a PC (running on Windows XP) and a Mac laptop (running on Mac OS x 10.4). The PC is wired to a HP Officejet 6210 All in one. I would like to print to it from my mac laptop wirelessly. Right now, I can print to it wired, so I know the drivers are...

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You can attach that to a wireless LAN router.

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Where do printer host names come that usually get entered into port name or ip address in devices and printers?

Usually when I install a network printer I set it up static (outside the dhcp range of my router.) then I go into device and printers (windows 7) I add a port of the ip address I assigned the printer and it works. The other day I was setting up my mothers...

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Host names are a static setting within the printer itself, software does not by itself configure a Host...

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Macs can't find a printer?

I've set up my Epson Stylus SX420W to run through a Mac via USB. All computers around the house are connected to ethernet and wireless is turned off. Windows machines have no trouble recognising that the printer is connected to a Mac, but the other Mac...

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2495 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?… http://www.youtube...

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Complex Printer Sharing in OS X using CUPS?

CUPS/MacOSXFilter: I can't seem to figure out how to get my new MacBook Pro to recognize and assign the right driver to a RAW printer feed on another OS X computer. Help! (While I'm not a total *nix n00b, I'm not the most well versed about commands ...

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Try connecting the printer to your laptop, setting everything up, and *then* sharing it over the network...

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How do I change the printing default using black print cartridge on HP 7310 printer?

How do I set the printing default on my HP 7310 printer for the black cartridge? The printer is connected to an Apple Mac. Each time I select the printing function it prints in colour unless I change the printer preferences for that job. The printer...

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Here are two separate Mac driver downloads. Are these the ones you are using

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How can I improve the print-to-pdf interface on MAC?

To level set, my platform is Mac OSX Snow Leopard. I sometimes create banners and such that are designed to be plotted/printed on large format printers. For example, a banner might print to a page that is 12" x 72". Now, I don't actually own...

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You can convert PDF files into the other format that you can print , and you can try this tool . it...

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