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Sharing printers among Macintosh and x86-based clients

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Sharing printers among Macintosh and x86-based clients

Without Print Server for Macintosh, Macintosh clients typically send print jobs to AppleTalk printing devices (usually PostScript devices), and x86-based clients send print jobs to non-PostScript devices. Print Server for Macintosh lets both types of clients send print jobs to either type of printing device. In addition, both types of users get the benefit of spooling when they print through the computer running Services for Macintosh.

Users of x86-based computers specify printers on a computer running Services for Macintosh and send print jobs to them as usual, whether the printing device is attached to the server itself or located elsewhere on the network. Similarly, Macintosh users have the familiar Chooser interface to use for connecting to printers that are set up for both AppleTalk printing devices and those attached to a computer running Services for Macintosh.

To get these printing benefits, set up Print Server for Macintosh, and create a user account (such as MACUSERS).

Note

  • Print Server for Macintosh is not available on the 64-bit versions of the Windows operating systems.