Mac - 2000 -XP sharing printer???

[Guest]

When Adding a new printer in our office, which has 4 comps on a router, we
always get a message that the name is wrong or the printer is disconnected.
The main pc can use the printer, and we are pretty sure it has sharing set
up correctly. it's a mini Mac. (the ones that want to share are a 2000 and 2
XPs)
after add printer, network, Browse, it finds the Printer, and we have
tried every combination of typing in the name that shows up, and the name of
the printer hp Laserjet 1012 ,,,\\ and // in front, but nothing works...
the Help said 'Configure an SMB Network'
someone said we should be able to just click on the icon that Browse finds,
but an hourglass pops up for second then goes away...

 

[Guest]

oh i forgot,, instead of Browse in Add printer, would typing the URL in work
for sure?
If so, how do you find what the URL of the Printer that is connected to a Mac?

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

\\NameofMac\NameofPrinter

Where Name of Mac is the shared name of the MAC PC on the newsgroup and Name
of Printer is the shared name of the printer.

 

[Guest]

Cari,
this might work, but itcame to Box that needed a user name and PW?
After Add a printer / network / URL (as you suggested) / then a box pops up
with the Comp name asking for user name and password...
We don't know if it's user name for for the mac , or my XP pc?
either way we don't know what our user names and PW are???

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

If it comes up after, then it's asking for the UserName and PW of the
Computer with the printer attached to it.