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Services for Macintosh on NT Workstation

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by susu

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Is there a way to load "Services for Macintosh" on an NT Workstation?

It doesn't appear in the default list of available services.

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by cavedweller

You need to install it on a server. I had this problem too. You can share the server's Mac volume and access it from a workstation though. We use this solution to interchange files.

by susu

Sorry, I should have clarified my request. . .

I am trying to share a printer that is attached to an NT Workstation machine.

I already have file sharing up and running on a Server machine.

by larry23

You need a Server for Services for Mac.

If you want to share a printer from your workstation to Macs, there are two ways to do it;

Providing your printer has Mac specific drivers plus a printing utility such as the HP LaserJet Utility - and - you are using TCP/IP (along with Macs version of TCP/IP) - you should be able to set it up as you would any Mac printer. Install the drivers and then using the utility software you could select or change current zones, TCP information, etc. You may want to check with the printer vendor for the Mac Drivers.

Another way is to access printers via a Print Server set up on your Server (such as webjet admin...)Again though, you need drivers to load on your Mac.

Good Luck!

by susu

The printer is connected to and shared from a Windows NT workstation. It is a color laser printer/copier. It is not an HP JetDirect printer.

by toddjd

I've found services for Macintosh to be a bit flaky at times. I use DAVE from Thursby Software to link Mac's to the NT network. I works great! The Mac's show up in the computer browser, they can see all the PC's, the PC's can see the Mac's and allthe shares are accessible between all the machines.
Good Luck,
TjD

by susu

I've heard of DAVE, but right now, I'm trying to do this without any third-party software.

by larry23

You?re pretty vague on your details! You mention that you have a ?Color Laser? printer ? Don?t you think it would be helpful to know what kind..?? ? OR - What protocols you?re using on your network?? This is vital information if you expect a viable solution.

Currently I have multiple printers connected to different NT Workstations - all accessible by Macs. Some of the printers are Lexmark, Kodak, HP?s and others. All use TCP/IP as well as the Parallel connection to their associated Workstation.

So to answer original question?
Can Services for Mac be used on an Workstation ? NO

And, more confusingly, to try to answer what you really might have meant to ask?
Do you need SFM to print from a Mac to a workstation ? NO

Can a printer connected to an NT Workstation via parallel be accessible from a Mac ? YES (see paragraph 2, above)

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