I have PC desktop and a Powerbook and I would like to share one printer between the both of them. What I would like to do is connect the printer via USB to the PC and be able to print from the powerbook. Anyone had any experience/sucess doing this?
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Check this out.
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?postid=453020#post453020
It lets you put the printer on the network so it's not connected to just one computer, that way both computers don't have to be on to print.
I have something like this (it's made for HP, and doesn't use rendezvous) for my Laser Jet 1200, and it works much better than having the printer hooked up directly to a computer.
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?postid=453020#post453020
It lets you put the printer on the network so it's not connected to just one computer, that way both computers don't have to be on to print.
I have something like this (it's made for HP, and doesn't use rendezvous) for my Laser Jet 1200, and it works much better than having the printer hooked up directly to a computer.