MacBook to print on a windows network

I have proceeded with the install process to enable my mac to print to my windows network. However, when I attempt to give my username and password, nothing works. "Administrator" or my XP login will be accepted. Are there settings on the XP machine that need to be revised? Any assistance is appreciated.

The apple link I provided above has the same procedure it is: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301397 I would like to know why following the regular install method does not work for a lot of people. It will not authenticate unless you provide the IP user name and password in the advanced manual way. It is easy enough to do it manually with good instructions. The people helping need to be careful, they all seem to post the first iFelix site and do no get that it is the authentication that is messed up. I searched this site and many others and people just don't get that some of us for what ever reason have to use smb and install the user name and password manually. It almost drove me nuts. BDAqua helped me figure out the smb protocol on the networking thread.
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Hi,
I have a printer attached to a Windows 2000 box. It is shared with windows
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<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Yes, Im running Zenworks 2.0 but the strange thing is that it worked for
> a time without any problem.
>
> Suddenly, it cannot see the printer any more. I tried sending to the IP
> but didnt work
>
> I came early today, and everything was fine.No one on the LAN except me.
> Do you think that too much traffic on the LAN may be affecting the
> connection in this way ??
>
> The user didn't call me so far...
>
> I printed for years with Novell and never had an issue. The problem is
> that NPRINTER doesn't for w2k.
>
>
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Ernesto
>
>> Are you running ZENworks? Perhaps this client is pushing down some type
> of
>> Policy prohibiting printer sharing?
>> Can the remote client still see the Workstation in network neighborhood?
>> What happens if you install the Client w/o IPX support on the PC?
>>
>> What happens if the remote client enters
> \\IPADDRESSOF95PCWITHSHAREDPRINTER
>>
>> If he can see it then something may be up with your browser elections.
>>
>> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have a printer attached to a Windows 2000 box. It is shared with
> windows
>> > networking.
>> >
>> > I have a remote client that cannot see the shared printer while the IPX
>> > protocol is loadaed.
>> >
>> > I unsintall the Novell client, remove the IPX protocol and the printer
> is
>> > there.
>> >
>> > If I reinstall the client, the connection to the printer is lost
>> >
>> > Any Idea what may be wrong ??
>> >
>> > I tried installing the client only with IPX and IPX/ip and nothing
> works
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > ernesto Fox
>>
>>
>

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Jeffry,
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