Is the printer directly connected to the Windows machine? How? USB?
What kind of printer is it? (Manufacturer and model, please)
I would normally expect the Internet connection connected to the router, then the router is connected to the PC using ethernet. If you have multiple machines connected to the ethernet LAN, then...
...either place a hub between the router and the computer or using a wireless router, everything connects wirelessly.
Since we don't know what sort of printer it is and we don't know how you are connecting it, it is difficult to make a recommendation... but there are USB - ethernet adapters out there... you would not need to "share" the printer through the PC (which means the PC does not need to be on just to print) and the Windows and Mac machines would still be able to access the same printer... Even better is if the printer has built-in ethernet.
Warning: Many "multifunction" printers do not like to be shared over ethernet - and a manual switch might be the only way out... I learned this the hard way on my Canon MP780 printer. I like the printer a lot and the computers are nearby, but a manual USB switch is required. Apparently it has something with the way the scanner software works... but we do not know if this is your issue.
I received a new macbook pro and am trying to set up printer through my home router connected to our desktop pc. I have done all the steps that i know to do such as the sharing of the printer and following the printer set up on the mac. When attempting to print from the mac laptop it shows that the print is successful, but nothing prints. When checking the printer the qeue shows that the documents are in line to print, but nothing actually happens.
Am I missing a step?
Do i need to download a driver onto the mac?
Help!
Thanks
Mel

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