Need Help: Share HP OfficeJet 6110 between OS X 10.2 and W..

I have an HP oFFiceJet 6110 All-In-One I need to share between two
systems. One is running OS X 10.2.8; the other WinXP Pro SP2.

If I connect the Printer to the PC directly, the Mac sees it but
claims there is no driver available. If I connect the Printer to the
Mac directly, the Mac prints and scan perfectly, but XP Pro can't see
the printer at all (Printer Sharing with Windows is enabled on the
Mac) and I can't find what the mac is sharing the printer as to
configure XP manually.

I have the correct m0odel of HP JetDirect as well, when the Printer is
connected to it, I get the same results as when the printer is
connected directly to the PC.

I would prefer to have the printer connected to the PC and shared with
the Mac since it appeears that the HP Director software on the Mac
will not scan multipage documents correctly. (It scan one page, then
asks me for the output destination and never asks in i want to add
another page to the current document like the PC software does.

At this point, I will accept ANY solution that results in the printer
being accessable to both machines and the scanner usable by either
machine. I need a solution as quickly as possible, because switching
the USB cable between the two machines depending on which one needs to
print right now is both difficult and dangerous as I risk falling out
of my wheelchair in the process and I can not lift myself up off the
floor without assistance.

<NNTPmail.DeleteThis@flashmail.com> wrote:

> I have an HP oFFiceJet 6110 All-In-One I need to share between two
> systems. One is running OS X 10.2.8; the other WinXP Pro SP2.
>
> If I connect the Printer to the PC directly, the Mac sees it but
> claims there is no driver available. If I connect the Printer to the
> Mac directly, the Mac prints and scan perfectly, but XP Pro can't see
> the printer at all (Printer Sharing with Windows is enabled on the
> Mac) and I can't find what the mac is sharing the printer as to
> configure XP manually.
>
> I have the correct m0odel of HP JetDirect as well, when the Printer is
> connected to it, I get the same results as when the printer is
> connected directly to the PC.
>
> I would prefer to have the printer connected to the PC and shared with
> the Mac since it appeears that the HP Director software on the Mac
> will not scan multipage documents correctly. (It scan one page, then
> asks me for the output destination and never asks in i want to add
> another page to the current document like the PC software does.
>
> At this point, I will accept ANY solution that results in the printer
> being accessable to both machines and the scanner usable by either
> machine. I need a solution as quickly as possible, because switching
> the USB cable between the two machines depending on which one needs to
> print right now is both difficult and dangerous as I risk falling out
> of my wheelchair in the process and I can not lift myself up off the
> floor without assistance.

I don't know if this will enable you to scan remotely, but I used
Bonjour for Windows (download here:
<http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bonjourforwindows_readme.html>

This enabled me to print wirelessly from an XP laptop to an HP Laserjet
1022 connected to my G4 desktop running Tiger. I had the same problem
you did initially: enabled printer sharing on the mac but still couldn't
manage a connection. The Bonjour (zero config networking) assistant
worked like a charm, though.

Dave
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