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How do I share my printer between Windows and Mac?

I have a printer (HP Deskjet 3740) wired to my Windows desktop. And I have my desktop connected to a wireless router by ethernet. My Mac laptop is connected wirelessly to the router. Also I have Windows Vista and the Mac has Mac OSX 10.4.10.

I purchased a print server. A print server is another device that you would connect to your router (either wired or wirelessly).

You would need to make sure that your PC, Mac, and print server are all on the same domain and connected to the router. Instead of the printer connecting to the PC, you would connect it to the print server.

I recommend this configuration because you will still be able to print whether or not the PC is turned on. If you leave the printer connected to the PC, you always need it to be on to print.

I have this exact same setup; I have 3 PCs, 1 Mac, and a Linksys print server all connected to my Linksys gateway (modem + router combined). My HP Deskjet is connected to my print server via USB.

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