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3 Replies Last post: Dec 31, 2007 5:12 AM by odungo
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how do i print from vm to mac os extreme airport printer.

Dec 30, 2007 1:43 PM

Click to view odungo's profile Lurker odungo 2 posts since
Dec 30, 2007
I have a macpro and using vm software to access windows xp, how can i get windows to recordnize my wireless printer, which is at extrime airport base.
Reply Re: how do i print from vm to mac os extreme airport printer. Dec 30, 2007 5:08 PM
Click to view rcardona2k's profile Champion rcardona2k 4,903 posts since
Oct 20, 2005
You could try the VMware tutorials on printing at VMware Education Services:Fusion tutorials or try to install Bonjour for Windows, which is covered in the tutorial.
Reply Re: how do i print from vm to mac os extreme airport printer. Dec 30, 2007 7:23 PM
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Click to view neptune2000's profile Enthusiast neptune2000 51 posts since
Dec 28, 2007
I also have a Macbook Pro and was able to set up BOTH as 1) connecting to a shared Mac printer using Bonjour, and 2) connecting to a shared printer while in NAT or Bridge networking mode.

One item that was not documented in the tutorials is needed for NAT and Bridge printing to work (I got these from VMware tech support):

1) On your Mac running Leopard, go to System Preferences -> Sharing
2) Enable the File sharing and click on "Options"
3) Enable "Share files and folders using SMB"
4) Now click on Printer Sharing and select the Printer you want to share
5) Restart the Virtual Machine

Then follow the instructions on how to add the printer in Windows as in the Fusion Tutorial. Note that to use Bridge mode you should apply the patch mentioned at the top of these discussions. You will lose your wireless connections without the patch. There is no such issue in NAT mode.
Reply Re: how do i print from vm to mac os extreme airport printer. Dec 31, 2007 5:12 AM
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Click to view odungo's profile Lurker odungo 2 posts since
Dec 30, 2007
hi,

Thanks for your reply.
I tried your solution, but the print jobs seems to stuck at print
quene of windows.
I also tried nat network connection and bonjour printer software,
still no luck.
thanks
Oliver
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