You would have to use printer sharing. Does the 1160 have a usb port or only parallel? There are a number of very informed people on the OSX groups - you may want to try there. On Thursday, September 11, 2003, at 06:31 AM, TB_Lin wrote: > Hi there, > > Does anyone here use Mac to print to a network based printer (either > on a dedicated > print server or a computer that is not a Mac) ? I bought a Hawking > PS12U print server, > while everything works very well with PC, including Piezo plugin, I > couldn't get it to > work on Mac at all. I couldn't figure out a way to tell OS 9 to print > to my Epson 1160 > hooked up to the print server, it seems that OS 9 requires a > postscript printer to > work. > > Kinda same story for OS X (10.2.6 is what I'm using). The Epson driver > is not network > aware and doesn't show up in the model drop down list when I try to > add a printer in > Printer Center. > > > If this setup won't work because of the printer limitation, what > printer should I buy? > No I can't afford wide format ones nor dedicated RIPs. I sort of know > that I need a > printer that has a network aware/compatible driver, but the question > is which printers > have this type of drivers? > > Any workaround here? Any suggestion is appreciated. > > --Li Lin > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ---------------------~--> > Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark > Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & > Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 > http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/ucIolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ~-> > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls > and other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish > to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting > this same page. > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > - Include your full name with your message. > - Include the address of your website, if you have one. > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to > keep them short. > - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject > header. > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or flames > - Complete your Yahoo profile. > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the > various resources on the homepage. > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > Regards, Loring Palleske Creative Imaging 416.301.1711
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Re: [Digital BW] Anyone is using a network printer with Mac?
2003-09-11 by Loring Palleske
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