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OS X 10.2.8 and printers on a Windows 2000 server Network
After some frustrating attempts to get my 7300/180 (recently updated to Jaguar) to start using my printers on my Win2k Server again, I'm glad to report a solution that worked for me.
  1. On the Win2000 box setup the printers you want to make available to OS X (Jaguar) again as devices that will print from LPR ports. So if you have two printers, you'll wind up with four in the Windows printer folder.
  2. ID the host by IP address. Name the port something simple like the printer model (i.e. HP4P.) So you'll ultimately setup the port like 192.168.1.11:HP4P
  3. Name the printer something that will ID it easily in the printer folder (i.e. HP4PLPR.) Don't share it.
  4. On OS X, have Gimp Print installed.
  5. In OS X's Print Center, hold the option key and press add. Select Advanced from the top pull down menu, and select IP printing.
  6. Enter the host IP (i.e. 192.168.1.11.) And the printer's port name as the Quue Name (i.e. HP4P.)
  7. Finally use the appropriate CUPS driver for the printer family you're trying to install.
  8. Repeat for each additional printer on the Win2000 box you want to use.
Of course your printer models and IP address(es) will be different. And this is from memory, but you'll get it to work.
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