Connection with MacBook to Vista Desktop Printer

[Neil'o]

Hi Friends,

I have Windows vista OS and the newly purchased desktop printer, the problem is that I am unable to connect MacBook to Desktop printer, I have checked all the settings, simultaneously I am able to all the drives and the other computers on the network but not able to see the desktop printer, i suppose I am forgetting some settings.

please help

[Pandya]

You can have your settings as per mentioned follow.

On the Vista PC
1. From Windows Vista Control Panel
2. Select "Programs and Features" pane
3. Click "Turn Windows Features on or off"
4. Turn on the LPD protocol.
5. Ensure printer(s) are shared

On the Mac
1. Start Applications/Utilities/Printer Setup Utility
2. Hold down the "Option" key and click the "More Printers" button
3. From the top menu select "Advanced"
4. From the "Device:" field select "LPD/LPR Host or Printer"
5. In the "Device URL:" lpd://VistaPCName/PrinterShareName
6. Click the "Add" button

regards,

[yuppicide]

On the Mac try using this.

1. Start Applications/Utilities/Printer Setup Utility
2. Hold down the "Option" key and click the "More Printers" button
3. From the top menu select "Advanced"
4. From the "Device:" field select "LPD/LPR Host or Printer"
5. In the "Device URL:" lpd://VistaPCName/PrinterShareName
6. Click the "Add" button

[Otto]

This is probably another manifestation of the NTLM / NTLMv2 issue between Samba and Vista. NTLMv2 is supported in Samba 3.0.22 and later; you'll need to add "ntlmv2 auth = yes" to your smb.conf file.

If you aren't able to upgrade your copy of Samba, you can also turn down the security level on Vista, though this isn't recommended, obviously. Open regedit and change HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\LMCompatibilityLevel from 0x3 to 0x1.

[BlackNGold]

Configuring File and Printer Sharing Behavior in Windows Vista

Configuring file and printer sharing behavior in Windows Vista consists of the following:

*Setting the workgroup name to be the same as the other computers
*Setting the network location type
*Enabling file and printer sharing options

For more information please check here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx