Trying to connect to a network printer but can't
Ok, I am new to the iMac world but I'm loving it so far.
Frustrating but I'm learning.
I just about have everything working just right on my network with my PC's except for printing.
My mac can see the printers, I have them in my list, when I go to print my printer starts but then only prints out a one liner then shoots out blanks and won't stop unless I cancel the print job.
So, I know they can see each other i'm just wondering why what I want to print won't.
Any ideas out there??
Thanks!!
belizegal
I had the same problem. I spent hours on the phone with apple techs and canon tech. It is a driver issue. Neither Apple nor the printer manufacturers include or support drivers for network sharing printers between mac and pc. I did some research online and there is a lot of discussion on various tech boards about this compatibilty issue. For example:
http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=54466
Ultimately, I downloaded and installed the Printfab suite of drivers which probably has a driver that will work for you. Go to www.Printfab.net You can use a full version in a 30 day free trial period so you can see if it works, then it costs about $50.
This is the only fix I've found. Hope that helps!
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