Connect to a printer that connected to a PC running Windows 7
Hello
I'm using an iMac running Snow Leopard, and a PC running Windows 7.
I have a Brother DCP 130-C printer/scanner connected to the PC.
I want the printer to be shared between both computers to be able to print wirelessly from my mac.
How can I do that?
The first thing I'd do would be to contact Brother tech support. (Assuming that I got a MFD that doesn't have an Ethernet port, that is, something which I haven't done for years now precisely to avoid this kind of thing.)
Failing that, the boys at iFelix have a guide for connecting a printer on a WinXP system to a Mac. The procedure should be similar. <http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3015.html>
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