Printer not found into the network

[rusca86]

Originally Posted by Debaser626

http://www.samsung.com/support/produ...e=DR&language=

Samsun has Windows drivers and Linux drivers. THe above link is the linux driver with instructions on how to install.

My advice to you as a new mac user is to buy a new printer. One with Mac OS X drivers available.
This way, you won't have to go into Terminal to input the commands to install the drivers and PPD. HP and most other printers have executable drivers (where you just double click and follow the on-screen instructions)

My problem isn't the driver, but how to see the printer connected to pc-win in my mac!

[rusca86]

my problem isn't the driver (i've already installed it...). My problem is that mac don't find the printer in the network (with linux & win i haven't this problem...)

[gsahli]

http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3015.html

You might be able to extract the PPD file from the linux driver. Then you also need to install foomatic and ESP ghostscript from:
http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/macosx

As far as I know, Samsung doesn't make drivers for network printing UNLESS you buy a more-expensive model with ethernet/wireless built-in. Not like on Windows, where drivers work with all comm protocols.

[elander]

If you share the printer from your Mac instead, and turn on Windows sharing too, you'll be able to print from all your computers on the network, regardless of their operating system (i.e. Win/Mac OS/Linux).

[rusca86]

yes... but my mac is a notebook (macbook) and i take it with me at school: the printer must be connected to a computer that is always turn on, and always in the "same place", in order that everybody in the house (not only me) and in every moment can print...

[elander]

There is a page in Apple's knowledge base that might hold the answer to your problem:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301397

The most likely tip from that page is probably that the printer name can't be longer than 12 characters. If it's longer, the Printer Utility in Mac OS X won't find it! Weird, but so it goes...

[rusca86]

wow... that was the problem!
But now... I can se the printer, but it doesn't work using official driver, and gutenprint doesn't support the model!
What do i have to do?

[Satcomer]

Look at gsahli linux link for the samsung ppds links. Some Linux users were able to get some printing using a ppds for another Samsung printer. It looks like if you experiment with Samsung ppds's then you might be able to print with one.