Security Update 2005-003: Fix for problem sharing iTunes music with PCs; Fix for SMB printer issue

Fix for problem sharing iTunes music with PCs Yesterday we noted an issue with playing shared iTunes music libraries on PCs since applying the 2005-003 Security Update on Mac OS X 10.3.8 client systems.

MacFixIt reader Rodrigo Valenzuela now reports a fix that involves opening a TCP/IP port using the shareware utility Brickhouse.

Rodrigo writes:

"I have tried what your reader describes and I also have the sharing problem. From PC to Mac, no problem. From Mac to PC, it does not work.

"But, as I am a little bit stubborn, I kept on trying. I used Brickhouse to allow incoming/outgoing traffic on TCP port 3689 (iTunes Music Sharing port) and that was it. It is working now."

Fix for SMB printer issue Yesterday we also reported an issue where Windows printing via SMB is broken after the update.

MacFixIt reader Brad McMillan now notes that adding an underscore (_) at the beginning of a printer's IP address resolves the issue:

"I had the exact same issue and resolved it in the following manner. My printers are all setup as IP printing on the server.

"The fix for the SMB printing issue is to use Server admin and rename the queues to the IP address of the printer with an underscore at the beginning. For instance, an IP printer configured to 123.456.789.012 is given a queue name of _123.456.789.012. Remove the printers on the windows machine and re-add them with the new queue names. Voila, it works. The Macs can still us the old queue names configured when you set up the printers initially on the server."

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