How to share a printer between 2 networked imacs..

i have a canon pixma 780 connected via usb to my alum intel mac which is running leopard and can be connected to the network via wireless or ethernet.
i also have a g4 imac that is running under tiger with no printer attached and it is attached to the network via the airport card. the network is only these 2 computers.
how can i print from the g4 to the printer on the alum imac? printer sharing is set on for both computers.

On the iMac, open the Printer Setup Utility (Applications > Utilities), click Add and then select the Default Browser view. The MP780 should appear in the view as a shared printer. Click on it and then click Add. This is all that should be required.

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I have three Airport Extreme (AE) routers in my home network.
The main AE is set up for wifi access. The other two are connected by ethernet cables to the main AE. My MacBook Pro connects to the network wirelessly through the main AE. The AE in my office has two HP printers connected to it by ethernet cables. I have a Kodak All-in-one that is connected by USB to my MacBook Pro.
I reset my printer connections on my MacBook Pro and had to add all the printers back to my printer list. I don't know if I understand what the checkbox "Share this printer on the network" in the Print & Fax System Preferences window is for. My guess is that I don't need to share printers unless they are connected to my MacBook Pro by USB, so I should uncheck the "Share this printer on the network" box for the two HP printers that are connected to the AE. I print to them over the network, but they're not connected directly to any computer. I thought if my MacBook Pro wasset to share them and was shutdown, the printers might not be available to my Mac mini or Dell PC, which connect by ethernet to the office AE (which has the two printers connected to it).
What should I do?
For printers connected directly to a Mac (or PC) by USB, check the "Share this printer on the network" box? In my Sharing Preferences, I check "Share Printers."
For printers connected to the AE by ethernet, UNcheck the "Share this printer on the network" box on my Macs (& PCs?) when I add the printers to my printer list? In my Sharing Preferences, I UNcheck "Share Printers?"
FYI
HP LaserJet Firmware Update Utility for HP P2035n is available
Version: 20120105 (19 Mar 2012)
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File name: P2035_FW_Update_Utility_20120105_v1_4.dmg (3.8 MB)
line: <http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en &cc=us&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=3662025&prodNameId=3662049&swEnvOID=219&swL ang=8&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=lj-94537-3>

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Things will be fine since the AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme will automatically search for a good wireless channel. If you assign a separate name for the wireless network, then devices will need to log in separately to this network. The extending device will need to be configured in Bridge Mode.
My suggestion would be to configure what is known as a "roaming" network in your question #2. In this case, you would assign the same wireless network name, security and password settings to the extending device and configure it in Bridge Mode.
The advantage to #2 is that you will be able to walk your laptop from a location near the Time Capsule and as you move close to the extending device, the laptop will automatically switch to pick up the stronger signal from the extending AirPort.
You are actually creating a separate network in #2, so you have the advantage of maximum bandwidth for both the TC network and the AirPort network.
Question - does the Airport Express have to be directly connected to the TC or can that connected be through a switched network?
I'm assuming that you are asking about an Ethernet switch here, correct? The AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme can connect to the Ethernet switch, or directly back to a LAN port on the Time Capsule, whichever is easier to setup.
Question 2 - assuming I can connect the Airport Express to the TC over a switched network, will "extending" the network using the Ethernet network still reduce my overall wireless bandwidth?
Connecting the remote device using Ethernet is by far the best way to extend a wireless network because it maintains maximum bandwidth on the network. This is the way that any good commercial network is designed.
Post back if you need any tips to get things setup.

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How to know if your mac is using the latest Haswell architecture processor or not? and how to know the difference between the new imac and the 2012/13 imac?

Sorry to reopen an old post, but I've just purchased a 2nd hand late-2013 iMac (or so thats what the seller said).
I'm always sceptical though, and just wanted to know if there is a way to check if my iMac is indeed the late-2013 model that included Haswell?
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Some users find that they have a non-networked printer that worked fine in a mixed Windows environment, but found their two Windows 7 printers (one host and one client) are not able to share the printer.
Windows 7 handles networking differently than previous versions of Windows.
The easiest way to get started with sharing printers between multiple Windows 7 computers is to setup a HomeGroup. A HomeGroup is a way to authorize different Windows 7 computers to talk to each other and share resources. Microsoft has a good article about HomeGroups that has links to various guides.
Once the HomeGroup is setup, the next step is to setup a host for the USB printer.
This article from Microsoft details how to enable file and printer sharing, sharing the printer, and the basic steps of adding the printer.
The first two sections are fine as they are, but I would like to expand on adding a shared printer to the other Windows 7 computers.
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1. Go to Start>Devices and Printers.
2. Click on Add a printer at the top.
3. While it is a networked printer, it is not the current network standard printer. Select Add a local printer.
4. Select Create a new port with a local port for type.
5. Enter \\<host computer name>\<printer name> without the < > symbols. The host computer name is the name of the computer that has the printer attached to it. If you do not know that name, go to the host computer and go to Start>Right-click Computer>Properties. The computer name will be listed here. The printer's share name was selected in a previous step in the Microsoft article.
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8. Follow the rest of the prompts.
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2. The host computer must be on for printing to work.
3. The host computer could enter standby or suspended mode. This will interrupt the shared printer on the other systems.
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How to Connect My Printer to The Network

My printer is LaserJet M1212nf. According to the brief introduction I should connect the printer to the network first in order to enable its e-printing function. I'm working at home. I don't share information with other computers. Does "network" mean my home internet? Do I need to use either a cable or a USB to connect it to the home internet? Or is there another way? Once it is connected, how can I get an email address from HP for my printer?

Hi,
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http://www.shopping.hp.com/shopping/pdf/ce841a.pdf
It has a LAN card, you can connect it to your network and print wirelessly (note: print wirelessly and ePrint are two different things).
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c02272928
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I posted this question under Mac OS X v10.5, but since I did not get a response so far, I hope this category is more appropriate.
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I have a Windows 7 64-bit desktop with a HP Photosmart Prem C410a printer attached with a USB cable. I have configured the printer as a shared printer. I have a laptop with Window 7 64-bit that is networked wireless to the Home Group. However, when I try to add the Printer on laptop as a networked printer, the laptop find nothing. How do I get this USB connected printer to work with the wirelessly connected laptop?
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Hi,
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