How to network Imac to Dell?

newdogdad · 12-30-2006, 12:08 PM

I received a reply from NETWORKING, but writer knew nothing about MACs

I have DSL from Qwest, using a "2Wire" (brand) modem/router/wireless. I have successfully connected a IMac (OS 9), hardwired with cat 5 cable, and a DELL notebook (OS, XP Media Center) wirelessly. The IMac has an HP printer connected by a USB cable.

How can I set up a home network to be able to use the printer wirelessly from the DELL notebook?

sinclair_tm · 12-30-2006, 05:57 PM

well, the main problem is that you are running os 9.1. anything older than os 10.2.8 either doesn't play well with windows, or not at all, and os 9 falls into the not at all group. the only thing i could suggest is that you open the control panel "apple menu>control panel>usb printer sharing" and click the "start" button. after its ready, you could try to find it from a print dialog box in windows after selecting find a shared printer. but i'm almost 100% sure that os 9 can not network with windows.

~~Ben123~~ · 12-30-2006, 08:29 PM

You are right, OS 9 can't do anything with windows... That was a major improvement with OS X (10)...

12-30-2006, 12:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
newdogdad Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5 OS: XP Professional	How to network Imac to Dell? I received a reply from NETWORKING, but writer knew nothing about MACs I have DSL from Qwest, using a "2Wire" (brand) modem/router/wireless. I have successfully connected a IMac (OS 9), hardwired with cat 5 cable, and a DELL notebook (OS, XP Media Center) wirelessly. The IMac has an HP printer connected by a USB cable. How can I set up a home network to be able to use the printer wirelessly from the DELL notebook?

12-30-2006, 08:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
~~Ben123~~ Register user Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Springville, NY Posts: 81 OS: Windows Vista/ Windows XP/ OS X 10.4.8	You are right, OS 9 can't do anything with windows... That was a major improvement with OS X (10)...