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    How to connect to Samba printer?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by dugdug, Aug 2, 2007.

  1. dugdug

    dugdug Notebook Consultant

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    I cannot figure out how to connect my MBP to the samba shared printer in my office. The printer requires a user name and password to connect. How do I do this in OSX?

    In Windows, the user name is in domain\user_name format, the printer address is in \\server\printer_name format.

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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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