June 02, 2003

Mac Printing On PC

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Got an Apple LaserWriter 8500 printing from a Windows 2000 workstation, over the network, despite not having any of the original drivers or intructions. Glad to have resources like the Adobe PPD definitions and Adobe PS to help me along though. Would have been a BIG pain in the ass to get it defined correctly otherwise.

Howto follows...

Assuming that you are running NT/2000/XP, you should have TCP/IP printing already installed by default. If you are running 95/98/ME? you will need to install an LPR driver first. No help for you on this install, since I have no 98 boxes here to test on.

  • First of all install AdobePS, and set it to the Laserwriter 8500 on a local port (LPT1:), even if you are doing it over the network.

  • Next, if using a network connection, get the printer's IP address (available by power cycling the printer).

  • Third, go into the new printer's properties at control panel>printers>LaserWriter8500>(right click)properties, and select ports.

  • Click on add port>Standard TCP/IP port>New Port>Next, then enter the IP address of the printer.

  • Click next. There might be a LONG wait. When the next window pops up, enter Apple Network Printer in the Device Type (o) standard box.

  • Click finish and try to print a test page.

Possible snafu's could be that (from configure port in ports in the printer properties dialog):
  • Your LPR byte counting is not turned on, or the queue is not set to x (just a plain lower case x character)

  • Protocol may not be set to LPR

  • Wrong IP address from printer

Posted by Enki at June 2, 2003 01:14 PM | TrackBack
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