[SLUG] Printer sharing with Mac

[Martin Webb]

john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:
> Hi ppl
>
> What are your initial thoughts about sharing a printer connected to my
> Fedora 4 with a Mac OSX laptop (connected over wireless network)?
>
> I also have a laser printer to plug in somewhere. Shall I plug that
> into my Fedora too so I just have one lot of sharing to deal with? I'd
> have to make the Windows XP machine see those too. Or shall I print
> the laser printer into the Windows machine and attempt to share
> printers in two places/directions.
>
> Cheers
> J
>
>   
Have an Epson C66 and a Samsung laser printer attached to XP, upstairs.  
Downstairs is a Fedora 3 (main work machine), connected wirelessly to 
upstairs router.  Also laptop, wireless, skulling around.  All share 
same two printers.  Not difficult.  Have a go and see what happens.  
Would attempt to answer specific questions, if  you have similar 
config.  Have not tried printers attached to linuxbox, and trying to 
print from XP, so limited knowledge there (well, even more limited).  
Only real problem is having to go up and down the stairs n times per day 
to collect papers from the printer.  You might find a workaround for 
that one.
Martin

PS  I have samba running, so that I can share files from up to down, but 
this seems not to be needed from down to up.  Don't think this is needed 
for this printer config.