Printing to a printer connected to a Windows computer on a wireless network

In my home I have a DSL internet connection, a Linksys router, one wired Windows computer to the router, and one wireless Mac and one wireless PC. In this configuration, the printer is connected to the wired Windows PC. How can I print directly from my iMac to the printer connected there?
-- Before purchasing the iMac I had a Windows based Laptop that was able to print this way (I would have the wired computer and printer turned on, and then press print on the laptop, and it would come out of that printer). How can I duplicate this for the iMac? Thanks!

No, the problem wasn't ever solved. So I compromised and finally hooked up the free printer that came with my Mac. Although I wasn't able to share a printer, I was able to access files and print them kind of the hard way by enabling windows sharing under Sys Prefs > Sharing > Windows Sharing. And then you need to click on accounts and enter your password. Then use the key that the Mac gives you (Should be something like \\192.168.1.1##\shortname) and then on your PC, go to "My Network Places" and click on "Set up a network place." When prompted choose to enter the location yourself and enter the number address given on the Mac. After that a box should pop up asking you for your name and password (which is that of the Mac) and then you should be able to access all of the files that are on your Mac from your PC and print directly that way. Hope that helped someone. And if anyone can still help me print wirelessly, please do!
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:43:12 GMT, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:10:10 GMT, [email protected] wrote:
>>
>> >I have a unique issue that I am having some issues trying to fix. I have a
>> >PC that is running Windows 98SE that connects to the network via a Cisco
>> >Aironet 350 wireless card. I removed this card from another PC and it was
>> >working fine a week and a half ago. I place this card in the other PC and
>> >install the drivers and Novell Client 3.40 and I can't log onto the
>> >network. The PC can associate to the AP though. I can also put in a regular
>> >10/100 ethernet card and get on the network. We use 128-bit WEP encryption.
>> >I have checked my WEP key and it's correct. I have set the client
>> >properties based on another PC that is connected so that shouldn't be the
>> >issue. I have 15 other PC's with the same card and client version that are
>> >getting on the network just fine. Also when we look at our AP through the
>> >web interface, in a column where it usually lists the authenticated
>> >machine's IP addresses, it only says Unassigned for this machine. I am at a
>> >loss of where to go next with this issue. I have been looking around not
>> >only Novell's site but Cisco's as well and no dice there.I would truly
>> >appreciate any help anyone could give me.
>> >Thank You
>> >Jami Benson
>> By any chance does your Netware network use IPX? (You did say this
>> card was working, but was it for Netware and TCP/IP)
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>> systems?
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>>
>Steve,
> We don't use DHCP. We manually assign IP addresses. We do use IPX on the
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>have set up. As to the NW client being bound to the Aironet card, I'm not
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Start with getting a Internet connection to work.
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When you don't use DHCP, you have to do everything (settings)
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>Let me know what you
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>
>Jami Benson

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