10.3: Restore internet printing from Windows
Oct 30, '03 09:44:00AM
Contributed by: jhowk
After upgrading to Panther, my Windows machines stopped being able to print to printers attached to my Mac. The Panther upgrade chose to overwrite the .conf files in /etc/cups, but left the printer PPDs in place. Here's what it took to fix it (or create a new one).
To create/restore IPP printers
- modify /etc/cups/mime.types and uncomment out application/octet-stream
- modify /etc/cups/mime.convs and uncomment out application/octet-stream
- Browse to http://localhost:631/printers and click Add Printer
- Provide Name, Location, Description of Printer, click Continue.
- Choose appropriate device type for printer. A USB printer should appear in the drop down list (e.g. DESKJET 970C (HEWLETT-PACKARD DESJKET 970C)). You can choose that and avoid having to create a the device URL. Click Continue.
- Choose Make and Model
Your new printer should now appear in the printer list. (It should also appear in the Printer Setup Utility in Panther as well). A new option in the Printer Setup Utility is to hide a printer from the print dialog shown during a printing. You can hide the printer to avoid confusion for local printer users.
To install the printer in Windows:
- Click "Add a Printer" in Printers and Faxes, then click Next
- Click "A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer", click next
- Click "Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network"
- Fill in the URL (i.e. http://w.x.y.z:631/printers/printer_name).
- Select the Manufacturer and Printer Model, and select Yes/No to make printer the default.
If printing fails, make sure that the Windows printer drivers are using the RAW print processor. Happy Printing!
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