Printing over Windows Network

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me with this.
I'm at University, trying to connect my MacBook to a printer, but my Uni doesn't support Macs. I've got the instructions for connecting to the address in command prompt in Windows.
Does anyone know of a way to do a similar thing in the Terminal or something?
Thanks.
MacBook 1.83GHz, 1GB RAM   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   Sexy

if everything (samba) is configured correctly, the printer should just show up on the network and can be added from the control panel->add printers wizard.  you will probably have to install the printer drivers on the client (your kids) computers, which if you don't have the disk are normally available from the manufacturers website.
Last edited by Cyrusm (2010-09-13 17:52:42)

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