X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/wiki.git/blobdiff_plain/434b0f06cc436f6834649ae802adc68fe9a49be0..e2bdf42cfdc888aef272b38b434c8f5caac0d10d:/doc/CupsOnMac diff --git a/doc/CupsOnMac b/doc/CupsOnMac index 3f7274b..82f413b 100644 --- a/doc/CupsOnMac +++ b/doc/CupsOnMac @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ CupsMitEdu is a server using the CommonUnixPrintingSystem, the native printing system on Apple and Ubuntu (in fact, Apple bought out CUPS, Inc. recently...). MIT uses LPRng, which is an older printing system, but SIPB runs a CUPS server to make it easier to print from Mac OS and Linux. -To make your Mac (10.5, at least) print to cups.mit.edu, run the following commands at a Terminal: +To make your Mac print to cups.mit.edu, run the following commands at a Terminal: {{{ echo BrowsePoll cups.mit.edu | sudo tee -a /etc/cups/cupsd.conf sudo SystemStarter restart PrintingServices @@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ sudo SystemStarter restart PrintingServices You need to do this from an administrator account. Provide your login password when asked. -Then, when you go to a print dialog, "Shared Printers" will pop out and list all the public cluster and dorm printers at MIT. \ No newline at end of file +If you're using Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, when you go to a print dialog, "Shared Printers" will pop out and list all the public cluster and dorm printers at MIT. + +If you're using Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, print queues aren't added automatically. If you go to System Preferences, choose Print & Fax, and select the "+" icon to add a new printer, all cluster and dorm printers on campus are listed under the "Default" tab at the top. \ No newline at end of file