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Windows printing off a Mac-connected USB printer
Authored by: Bhopper on Jun 11, '07 01:13:28PM
Hello,

This was helpful but let me take this further -

We have a G4 (running Tiger) connected to Canon Pixma 7500 printer via USB, and now a PC laptop running VISTA on our home network. Both the Mac and the PC are connected to the same router, though the PC only wirelessly.

We would like to be able to print off the (wireless) Vista-running notebook to our printer via the Mac.

I believe Bonjour does not yet support Vista, but conversely, sharing is supossedly easier in Vista anyway? SO far I cannot get it to print or even see the printer (printer sharing and file sharing are on).

Another option if I must have still-unsupported Bonjour on the Vista PC to get this work via software is:

We could buy a device like this -
http://www.dlinkshop.com/product.asp?sku=2354881

to connect the printer directly to the router instead - though I'm not sure this is necessary, and in fact I'm not even sure if this device would support Canon printers.

If I make any headway I'll follow up here - but if anyone has help/tips we would be most greatful. To date there seems to be alomost no information on networking/printer sharing Vista PC's with Tiger.

thanks!

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